Ann Toback, CEO of the Workers Circle, Condemns Supreme Court Opinion Allowing Virginia to Purge Voters from the Voting Rolls in Violation of Law

October 30, 2024 
Contact: Lynsey Billet, lynsey@anatgerstein.com, 347-361-8449

(NEW YORK) — Today, the Supreme Court blocked a federal judge’s order for Virginia to return 1,600 voters to the voting rolls following an Executive Order by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin that had purged suspected non-citizens from the voting rolls.

Ann Toback released this statement in response:

“The Supreme Court has greenlit the purging of 1,600 voters by the state of Virginia in plain violation of the National Voter Registration Act, knowing full well that in doing so, they were denying eligible voters the ability to cast their ballots in this election. 

This shameful, unsigned opinion, released from the court’s shadow docket, underscores that the majority of justices on this Court are willing to rewrite law to disenfranchise voters. This is what the erosion of democracy looks like.

The Supreme Court may try to cloak itself in shadow. But make no mistake, we the people have our eyes wide open.” 

About the Workers Circle

The Workers Circle is a national, secular, Jewish social justice organization founded by Eastern European immigrants who came to the United States fleeing autocracy and persecution, and seeking democratic freedoms and economic opportunities at the turn of the 20th century. That history drives our work for an inclusive democracy and human equality today. Our activism is rooted in 1,000 years of Yiddish culture and tradition. Through strategic social justice campaigns, vibrant Yiddish language classes, and interactive educational programs, we power a multi-generational community of activists that is building “a better and more beautiful world for all.” Learn more at www.circle.org.