Spanberger order, RNC lawsuit highlight divide over Virginia voter roll maintenance
With midterm elections approaching in Virginia, Republicans and Democrats are advancing competing strategies over how the state maintains its voter rolls, setting up an already familiar clash that is unfolding simultaneously in federal court and through executive action.
At the center of the divide is a lawsuit over the removal of suspected noncitizens from voter rolls — and a new executive order from Gov. Abigail Spanberger aimed at tightening election security procedures while rejoining a national data-sharing system used to keep registration lists up to date.
On one front, the Republican National Committee has moved to intervene in ongoing litigation, seeking to defend Virginia’s previous efforts to remove individuals identified as noncitizens from voter rolls.
On the other hand, Spanberger’s Executive Order 13 directs state agencies to strengthen election safeguards, improve list maintenance practices and reenter the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a multistate partnership designed to help states identify outdated or duplicate registrations.
https://virginiamercury.com/2026/03/30/spanberger-order-rnc-lawsuit-highlight-divide-over-virginia-voter-roll-maintenance/
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