During this election cycle, we’ve written about the Biden-Harris Justice Department’s heavy-handed moves against states trying to shore up election integrity before the November elections. You’ll find several examples below (on Florida and Alabama) but most recently, my colleague Bob Hoge wrote about the DOJ suing Virginia over its attempts to clean up its voter rolls–by removing non-citizens’ names:
Our DOJ at Work: Department Sues Virginia for Daring to Do Their Jobs on Election Integrity
BETRAYAL: Harris/Biden Admin Fighting Attempts to Remove Noncitizens From Voter Registries
The Right Way: Gov. Ron DeSantis Explains How Florida Handles Election Integrity
Unsurprisingly, the legacy media has tried, and in one case failed, to help out its pals with friendly coverage.
Republican Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin appeared on Fox Business with host Maria Bartiromo to talk about the Department of Justice’s lawsuits against both Youngkin’s commonwealth of Virginia and Alabama, over their attempts to clean up voter rolls clogged with non-citizens’ registrations. It’s just the latest example of states trying to conduct free and fair elections, and the Biden administration standing in the way. Youngkin explained that his executive order, which he issued over the summer, was meant to clarify who can legally vote:
I think it’s really important….they self-identify as a non-citizen, when this whole process starts [at the Department of Motor Vehicles], and then they’ve ended up on the voter roll–either by accident or purposefully–and therefore, we go through a very clear process that’s been on our books for 18 years.
He said that since 2006, Virginia has notified the non-citizens, giving them 14 days “to affirm that they are a citizen or not, and then they are removed from the voter roll.” He added that Virginia has same-day voter registration, so even “if there’s been a mistake,” any legal citizen can walk up to the polls, register, and vote via a provisional ballot.
Pointing out that there are “multiple safeguards,” he called the DOJ suit “unprecedented”:
It is unprecedented, in my mind, to see the Justice Department in fact try to intervene in what has been a very clear process….Call me crazy, but I believe that only citizens should be voting in U.S. elections.
Bartiromo interjected that that’s the law, and that Youngkin and his administration are following it. She also brought up one of the contentions in the Biden-Harris DOJ’s filing, which claims that the purging of names 90 days ahead is too close to the election.
Youngkin waved it away, saying that “it’s an individual process” put in motion by the individual showing up at the DMV. But then he pointed out that the timing of the lawsuits shows what this is all really about:
I believe that this is purely political. They waited until 25 days before a presidential election in order to file this suit. I wrote my executive order back in early August….I think this is why people lose faith in the entire process….This is a moment where we have to stand strong.
You can watch the full Fox Business interview below:
Leading by example on Republicans’ message on “banking” legal votes ahead of Election Day, Gov. Youngkin headed to the polls on Friday to take part in early voting for 2024:
I just voted early! 🗳️ Virginians, now it’s your turn—plan ahead, vote early, and ensure your voice is heard. Every vote matters, so take action today and make yours count!
Find places and times that you can vote early, visit https://t.co/J1vu3dG0QT! pic.twitter.com/EFdlv0Rkll
— Governor Glenn Youngkin (@GovernorVA) October 18, 2024
