Fact vs. Fiction: Did the U.S. Department of Justice sue Virginia for removing noncitizens from voter rolls?

Claim:
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the Commonwealth of Virginia in October 2024 for attempting to remove noncitizens from voter rolls.

Reasoning:
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order in August 2024 to remove voters who could not prove their citizenship from voter rolls. While the U.S. Department of Justice did sue Virginia, the lawsuit was not about preventing the removal of noncitizens from voter rolls. Instead, the Department of Justice took action because federal law requires systematic removal of voters from rolls to be completed 90 days before a federal election. Youngkin’s order started this process exactly 90 days before the election, violating the timing provisions of the National Voter Registration Act.

Fact or Fiction?
Fiction. The lawsuit was due to the timing of voter roll removals, not the removal of noncitizens from voter rolls.

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