Red states around the country have been cleaning up their voting rolls, and Democrats are not happy about it.
In fact, after Alabama recently purged more than 3,000 names from its voter rolls, Democrats are crying foul.
Now the Department of Justice has filed suit that Alabama broke the law and they want the names restored.
Put Them Back On
Federal law requires a 90-day “quiet period” before an election, during which no activity on voter rolls, other than new registrations, is supposed to take place.
The only exceptions to this would be if someone moved or passed away.
Alabama just ordered more than 3,000 names purged 84 days before the election on the basis they may not be American citizens.
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen stated that “some of the individuals who were issued noncitizen identification numbers have, since receiving them, become naturalized citizens and are, therefore, eligible to vote.”
With voting advocacy groups and Democrats pitching a fit, he added, “I will not bow down to threats from ultra-liberal activist groups who will stop at nothing in their quest to see noncitizens remain on Alabama’s voter rolls.”
The DOJ is now suing Alabama, but you have to wonder why Democrats are fighting so hard to have names added to the voter rolls that may not be eligible to vote.
Unfortunately, the law is the law, so Allen does not have much room to stand on.
I just cannot help but wonder why it took him so long to identify these names and why he did not purge them before the 90-day cutoff arrived.
There are suits like this all over the country right now, as red states are cleaning up vote rolls and Democrats are fighting to keep them intact.
So much for fair elections, right?
