“Court upholds block on Virginia voter purge of suspected noncitizens”

USA Today: “A federal appeals court on Sunday rejected Republican efforts in Virginia to reinstate a purge of suspected noncitizens from voter rolls.

U.S. District Judge Patricia Giles on Friday blocked a state program that had removed about 1,500 names since Aug. 7 because federal law prohibits voter purges within 90 days of an election. She also ordered the state to restore the registrations of those canceled during that period.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares immediately appealed the decision. But the 4^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Giles’ ruling.”