DOJ cracks down on Alabama for purging non-citizens from voter rolls
The Biden-Harris administration has been accused of trying to steal the presidential election as the Justice Department intervenes in a shocking way.
The DOJ filed a lawsuit against Albama over its efforts to ensure that only citizens are voting in the election. The Justice Department says the move comes too soon before the election and could constitute voter suppression.
Alabama's Republican Secretary of State, Wes Allen, moved in August to deactivate over 3,000 registrations of identified non-citizens.
DOJ's election crackdown
Allen said he took the step after the DOJ ignored repeated requests to identify non-citizens living in Alabama.
At the time, Allen noted that some people on the list may have been naturalized since they were flagged as non-citizens. He said they could still verify their eligibility with a state form.
In a new lawsuit, the DOJ accused Allen of violating the National Voter Registration Act by conducting a mass purge of the voter rolls less than 90 days before aa federal election.
The DOJ alleged that some individuals on Alabama's list are eligible voters, including some natural-born citizens.
"The right to vote is one of the most sacred rights in our democracy," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Civil Rights Division said in a statement. "As Election Day approaches, it is critical that Alabama redress voter confusion resulting from its list maintenance mailings sent in violation of federal law."
DOJ meddling in elections
Democrats have dismissed fears about non-citizens voting as overblown, but the last two presidential elections have been decided by just thousands of votes in a handful of states. 2024 is expected to be no different.
Concerns about non-citizen voting have been exacerbated by the staggering number of foreign nationals who have poured through the southern border under Biden and Harris, as well as the absence of voter ID requirements in many states.
The Biden-Harris DOJ has pushed aggressively to uphold "voting rights," a major political priority of the Democratic party. The case against Alabama is just one of dozens of cases the DOJ has pursued to expand voting access, according to the Washington Examiner.
These efforts also include pushing for more Spanish-speaking poll workers and making it easier to vote by mail.
“I was elected Secretary of State by the people of Alabama, and it is my Constitutional duty to ensure that only American citizens vote in our elections,” Allen said. “As to the question regarding the Department of Justice’s lawsuit, this office does not comment on pending litigation where the Secretary of State is a named defendant.”