Virginia appeals to Supreme Court to remove 1,600 voter registrations

Virginia appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow the state to remove around 1,600 registered voters it alleges are noncitizens. The federal appeals court upheld a judge's order that restored these voters' registrations, ruling that the state's removal program was unlawfully implemented. In August, an executive order was issued by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, mandating daily data checks to identify noncitizens on voter rolls. Youngkin insists that the program is a necessary measure to prevent noncitizens from voting in the upcoming November election. What is an...