{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcclellan.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcclellan-statement-federal-court-decision-block-youngkins-voter-roll-purge", "McClellan Statement on Federal Court Decision to Block Youngkin\u2019s Voter Roll Purge", "2024-10-25", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Jennifer L. McClellan", "M001227", "mcclellan.house.gov", "mcclellan", "https://mcclellan.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after a federal judge temporarily halted Governor Glenn Youngkin\u2019s removal of approximately 1,600 voters from the Virginia voter rolls:\n\n\u201cMere weeks from the presidential election, Governor Glenn Youngkin attempted to purge 1,600 Virginians from the voter rolls without adequate notice or due process. These actions clearly violated federal law, which prohibits the systematic purging of voter rolls within 90 days of an election.\n\n\u201cI welcome the U.S. District Judge Patricia Giles\u2019 ruling to temporarily block Governor Youngkin\u2019s order and prevent the disenfranchisement of thousands of Virginia voters. There is no evidence of widespread non-citizen voting in Virginia or in any state in our nation. The evidence clearly showed that Governor Youngkin\u2019s last-minute voter purge illegally disenfranchised eligible voters, just weeks before the election. This included disenfranchising a Virginia citizen, despite the words \u2018NEW CITIZEN\u2019 stamped on their application. Governor Youngkin\u2019s decision was clearly haphazard, political and contrary to the National Voter Registration Act.\n\n\u201cIn a government by, of, and for the people, your vote is your power. As the daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter of individuals who lived through Jim Crow and experienced voter discrimination, voting rights are personal to me. That\u2019s why I passed The Voting Rights Act of Virginia in 2021, which has made Virginia a national leader in protecting voting accessx. I will continue my efforts to ensure every American can make their voices heard by passing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcclellan.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcclellan-statement-federal-court-decision-block-youngkins-voter-roll-purge"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4316849410533905, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}