Virginia on Monday asked the Supreme Court to greenlight the removals of more than 1,600 people from the state’s voter rolls.

State officials say the individuals are noncitizens, but the Justice Department challenged that assertion and convinced a district judge to reinstate the voters because the removals took place too close to the election.

Virginia now seeks emergency relief from the Supreme Court to pause that ruling after the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to do so in a rare Sunday decision.

“Not only will the Commonwealth of Virginia be irreparably harmed absent a stay, so will its voters and the........

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