By SAFIYAH RIDDLE BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday halted a program that made thousands of legal voters in Alabama inactive, restoring active registration status for both American-born and naturalized citizens ahead of the November elections. U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco ruled in favor of the Department of Justice and civil rights groups and issued a preliminary injunction against a voter purging program launched by the Republican Secretary of State Wes Allen in August.
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- A federal judge halts an Alabama program that purged thousands of legal voters
Approximately 2,000 of the 3,251 voters who were made inactive were legally registered citizens, according to testimony from the secretary of state’s chief of staff Clay Helms on Tuesday.
10/16/2024 - 12:28 pm | View Link - Federal judge blocks Alabama's voter purge program ahead of election
A federal judge temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program that flagged thousands of registered voters and accused them of illegally registering in the state.
10/16/2024 - 12:04 pm | View Link - Alabama has 3 days to restore names purged from voter rolls, federal judge rules
The judge wrote that Allen’s office “blew the deadline when he announced a purge program” just 84 days before the 2024 presidential election.
10/16/2024 - 11:23 am | View Link - More
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