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Dispute over deleted names on voter lists in Virginia

The Supreme Court in the USA allows the state of Virginia to continue a voting process that removes suspected non-citizens from the electoral roll. The process was previously stopped by a federal judge who considered it "illegal".

Dispute over deleted names on voter lists in Virginia

State wants to stop voters – asks Supreme Court to intervene

The American state of Virginia is asking the Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to prevent around 1,600 voters from voting, as they are suspected of being non-citizens. The request comes after a federal appeals court unanimously confirmed a federal judge's order to restore the right to vote to them, which the judge considered to be illegally removed from the electoral roll according to an executive order from the state's Republican governor.

State wants to stop voters – asks Supreme Court to intervene