United States v. State of Alabama

On September 27, 2024, in United States v. State of Alabama (N.D. Ala.), the Department filed a complaint under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act alleging that Alabama‘s recently enacted program to systematically remove registered voters from the State’s voter rolls violated the NVRA’s Quiet Period Provision, which bars such efforts during the 90-day period before federal primary and general elections. On October 16, 2024, the court entered a preliminary injunction ordering the State of Alabama to cease that removal program until after the November 2024 federal general election. In addition, on October 9, 2024, the Department filed a statement of interest regarding Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act.