“The purpose of this provision, unsurprisingly, is to stop false positives, that is the removal of eligible voters who are mistakenly flagged as noncitizens. A rushed process would almost certainly lead to disenfranchisement.”

Richard Hasen · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

Hasen wrote that the purpose of the provision barring purges before elections is to prevent eligible voters from being mistakenly removed, and that a rushed process would lead to disenfranchisement.