Tag: rolls
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Justice Department sues Virginia over effort to reduce voter rolls close to Election Day
The Justice Department announced Friday that it is suing Virginia over its efforts to purge voter rolls within 90 days of an election, calling the state’s actions a violation of federal voting laws. The suit comes about two months after Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order requiring the state’s Department of Elections to…
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DNC rolls out six-figure ad buy in LGBTQ publications in battleground states
For the first time, the Democratic National Committee will invest in an advertising campaign dedicated entirely to LGBTQ publications in large metropolitan areas and several key battleground states. The DNC will roll out the ad campaign, worth at least $100,000, on Friday morning in 16 publications across eight states, and it is estimated to reach…
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Justice Department sues Alabama over effort to purge voter rolls within 90 days of election
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against Alabama and its secretary of state, arguing that an effort to remove voters from state rolls was taking place too close to the Nov. 5 general election in violation of federal law. While states are allowed to clean up their voter registrations ahead of an election, federal…