A federal judge blocked Alabama election officials from carrying out a last-minute purge of names from lists of registered voters, finding the state “blew” a 90-day nationwide deadline to maintain the status quo ahead of the November election.
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A federal judge issued an injunction ordering Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to stop a voter purge program until after Election Day.
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The judge wrote that Allen’s office “blew the deadline when he announced a purge program” just 84 days before the 2024 presidential election.
Judge Anna M. Manasco, a Trump appointee, said that Alabama must stop moving voters from active to “inactive” status, as the presidential election is just three weeks away.
The ruling came after the Alabama Secretary of State Office announced it identified over 3,000 voters registered under noncitizen IDs in August.