Throughout this election cycle, we have written about the Biden-Harris Justice Department’s crackdown on states seeking to strengthen election integrity ahead of the November election. Below are several examples (on Florida and Alabama), but most recently my colleague Bob Hoge wrote about the Justice Department suing Virginia over its attempts to spotless up its voter rolls – by removing the names of non-citizens:
Our DOJ at Work: Department Sues Virginia for Dangerous Job on Election Integrity
TREASON: Harris/Biden administration fights attempts to remove non-citizens from voter rolls
The Right Way: Gov. Ron DeSantis explains how Florida handles election integrity
Not surprisingly, the legacy media has tried to support its friends with affable reporting, and in one case failed.
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin appeared on Fox Business with host Maria Bartiromo to discuss the Justice Department’s lawsuits against Youngkin’s Commonwealth states of Virginia and Alabama for attempting to purge voter rolls containing non-citizen registrations are littered. This is just the latest example of states trying to conduct free and fair elections and the Biden administration standing in their way. Youngkin explained that his executive order issued over the summer should clarify who can legally vote:
I think it’s really essential…they self-identify as non-citizens when this whole process begins [at the Department of Motor Vehicles]and then they ended up on the voters’ list – either by accident or on purpose – and that’s why we go through a very clear process that has been on our books for 18 years.
He said that since 2006, Virginia has notified non-citizens and given them 14 days to “confirm whether they are citizens or not and then they will be removed from the voter rolls.” He added that Virginia has same-day voter registration, so any lawful citizen can go to the polls, register and vote on a provisional ballot, even “in the event of a mistake.”
He noted that there are “multiple protections” and called the DOJ’s lawsuit “unprecedented”:
In my opinion, it is unprecedented to see the Department of Justice actually trying to interfere with a very clear process… Call me crazy, but I believe that only citizens should vote in US elections.
Bartiromo interjected that this was the law and that Youngkin and his government were following it. She also brought up one of the allegations in the Biden-Harris Justice Department filing, which alleges that removing names 90 days in advance is too close to the election.
Youngkin waved it off, saying it’s “an individual process” initiated by the person who shows up at the DMV. But then he pointed out that the timing of the lawsuits shows what’s really at stake:
I believe this is purely political. They waited until 25 days before a presidential election to file this lawsuit. I wrote my executive order at the beginning of August. I think this is why people lose trust in the whole process. This is a moment where we must remain powerful.
You can regard The full interview with Fox Business can be found below:
Leading by example, Gov. Youngkin headed to the polls Friday to participate in early voting for 2024:
I just voted early! 🗳️ Virginians, now it’s your turn – plan ahead, vote early and make sure your voice is heard. Every vote counts, so take action today and make your voice count!
To find locations and times to vote early, visit us https://t.co/J1vu3dG0QT! pic.twitter.com/EFdlv0Rkll
– Governor Glenn Youngkin (@GovernorVA) October 18, 2024
