Federal judge orders Alabama to halt voter purge program

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to pause his voter purge program, seeking the removal of thousands of naturalized citizens from the state's active voter rolls, siding with the Department of Justice and civil rights organizations who argued the move was illegal.

The preliminary injunction -- issued by former President Donald Trump-appointee District Judge Anna Manasco -- orders Allen to pause his program, reactivate the voter status of voters purged and notify those who submitted a voter removal request because of the program.

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