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2024-10-31 16:40:48 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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The lawsuit was filed by Pennsylvania's Justice Department. It was not filed to “allow non-citizens to vote”, but because the maneuver also removed legitimate voters (who made a mistake in their DMV file or became citizen since), too close from election day. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-virginia-violating-federal-laws-prohibition-systematic-efforts https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/10/supreme-court-allows-virginia-to-remove-suspected-non-citizens-from-voter-rolls/amp/ https://cardinalnews.org/2024/10/25/meet-a-few-virginians-who-almost-lost-their-right-to-vote-after-being-declared-noncitizens/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/federal-judge-blocks-virginia-dropping-alleged-non-citizens-voter-roll-rcna177286
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