WASHINGTON,
D.C. – Yesterday, the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a
motion to intervene in a lawsuit to defend the removal of noncitizens from
voter rolls in Virginia.
“Democrats
and left-wing groups are trying to block commonsense safeguards and keep
self-identified noncitizens on voter rolls,” said Republican Party
Chairman Joe Gruters. “The RNC is stepping in to protect the integrity of
our elections so that only American citizens decide American elections.”
Background:
- Yesterday, the
RNC moved to intervene in a lawsuit attempting to block
Virginia election officials from removing noncitizens from voter rolls
within 90 days of an election.
- In October 2024, several
left-wing groups sued the Commonwealth of Virginia to stop
the removal of 1,600 self-identified noncitizens from the state’s
voter rolls.
- Virginia collects citizenship
information from driver’s license applicants, and the Commonwealth was in
the process of removing individuals from voter rolls if they stated they
were noncitizens.
- Despite claims that eligible
voters could be harmed by mistaken removals near an election, Virginia
law provides a clear safeguard: same-day registration, allowing
potentially affected voters to register at the polls and cast a
provisional ballot, ensuring their opportunity to vote is preserved.
- Soon after this lawsuit was
filed, the RNC
submitted an amicus brief to the
Supreme Court, successfully urging it to stay a lower
court’s order that would have left these self-identified non-citizens on
the voter rolls.
- Recently, Virginia’s new
Democrat Attorney General Jay Jones has indicated he may be ready to
settle the case with these left-wing groups, which is why the RNC is now
stepping in to defend the law.
- This is the latest action the
RNC has taken across the country as part of its election integrity program
to protect against noncitizen voting and remove noncitizens from voter
rolls.
Stay up to date with the RNC’s election
integrity efforts here.
