Applaud Judge Blocking DOJ's Unlawful Voter Removal Policy

A federal judge has blocked the Justice Department from using a national citizenship database to remove eligible American voters from the rolls, delivering a significant ruling on voting rights and the limits of federal authority over elections.

U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ruled that the Justice Department unlawfully used the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to identify supposedly ineligible voters. The system, originally designed to verify immigration status and citizenship for benefit applicants, contained inaccuracies that had already resulted in American citizens losing their voter registrations.

The ruling follows a lawsuit brought by voting rights organization Common Cause and four U.S. citizens whose registrations were canceled. Judge Sooknanan emphasized that the decision does not prevent states from maintaining accurate voter rolls but instead stops a federal policy that wrongfully removed citizens and risked disenfranchising others.

Add your name to applaud Judge Sooknanan for blocking the DOJ's unlawful voter removal policy and protecting eligible Americans' voting rights!