The Department of Justice is suing Alabama in the latest counter to the state's efforts to purge the voter rolls of noncitizen registrations.
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announced Aug. 13 he had instructed all 67 counties in the state to take necessary steps to inactivate voter registrations for those who are not U.S. citizens after finding more than 3,000 registered voters with noncitizen ID numbers, according to a news release.
Despite lack of evidence of widespread voter fraud from noncitizens, Allen has repeatedly raised it as an issue. Republicans have signaled noncitizen votes may be a factor if Donald Trump loses the election. But some are pushing back, and the DOJ lawsuit filed Friday is at least the second against the Alabama Secretary of State for the move, as Election Day draws closer.
