NAACP Celebrates Victory Reversing Alabama Voter Purge Program
October 17, 2024
October 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following news release:
Alicia Mercedes, amercedes@naacpnet.org
This week, an Alabama federal judge ruled in favor of the NAACP and civil rights groups, halting an illegal, last ditch effort to purge thousands of eligible Alabama residents from voter rolls. The program, which had the potential to disproportionately disenfranchise Black, and other vulnerable voters, has now been put to an end.
Alicia Mercedes, amercedes@naacpnet.org
This week, an Alabama federal judge ruled in favor of the NAACP and civil rights groups, halting an illegal, last ditch effort to purge thousands of eligible Alabama residents from voter rolls. The program, which had the potential to disproportionately disenfranchise Black, and other vulnerable voters, has now been put to an end.