EP39 - SCOTUS Ignores Federal Law, Allows Youngkin Purge of Legal Voters to Continue

EP39 - U.S. Supreme Court Ignores Federal Law, Allows Youngkin Vote Purge of Lawful Voters in Virginia. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the morning of Oct. 30, 2024 that Virginia could continue to purge voters from the rolls even though a federal law mandates there be no voter purges 90 days before an election. They provided no details as to their legal reasoning.

The three SCOTUS members who were nominated by Democrats, Associate Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson, voted against the decision to allow the vote purge to move forward.

When Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order on Aug. 7, 2024 focused on “protecting” the ballot, it was the beginning of a process that would lead to Virginia Election Commissioner Susan Beals removing over 1,600 individuals from the Virginia voter file. On Oct. 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Virginia over the removals. On Oct 25, U.S. Judge Patricia Giles ruled Youngkin’s voter purge in Virginia must cease.

Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares appealed the ruling to the Fourth District Court of Appeals and lost. He then appealed to the U.S Supreme Court. In a ruling on Oct. 30, the Republican members of the Court overturned the U.S. Court of Appeals and allowed the Youngkin voter purge to continue — ignoring federal law. Lawful voters caught up in the Youngkin vote purge appears not to be an issue for SCOTUS, Youngkin or Miyares.

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