DOJ sues Alabama, state’s top election official for allegedly purging noncitizen voters too close to election By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News via
NY PostPublished Sep. 29, 2024, 5:14 a.m. ET
The Department of Justice sued the State of Alabama and its top election official, alleging that they had removed voters who had previously been issued noncitizen identification numbers from its election rolls too close to election day.
Noncitizen identification numbers are a tax-processing number issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that people—including undocumented immigrants—pay taxes.
Along with paying taxes, noncitizen identification numbers can provide legal migrants with securing a driver’s license and providing proof of residency. ...
Reached for comment late Saturday night, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen told Fox News Digital, “I was elected Secretary of State by the people of Alabama, and it is my Constitutional duty to ensure that only American citizens vote in our elections. ...
