Federal law prohibits removing people from voter rolls within 90 days of an election.
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The John Phillips ShowOct 17, 2026
The National Voter Registration Act's 90-day quiet period bars states from completing systematic removals of ineligible voters within 90 days before a federal election, as stated by DOJ guidance, AP and PolitiFact.
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… This year, we don't. The federal government has some degree of say over how that process is conducted to make sure that only lawful people are casting ballots in those federal elections. There is this court case that they all of which they may be violating. There is a federal law that says there's a 90-day quiet period where you're not to remove people from voter rolls. There's rules around ensuring that every vote is counted. Everyone is sent a vote by mail ballot. We have important about how much paper we waste every single year sending people voter guides and ballots and all the election mail when they don't want to …
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Supports. DOJ's NVRA list maintenance guidance states that States must complete any program that systematically removes ineligible voters no later than 90 days before a federal primary or general election.[3]
Supports. AP and NPR report that the NVRA requires a 90-day 'quiet period' ahead of elections for voter roll maintenance, and PolitiFact describes it as a federal law that bans systematic removal of voters within 90 days of a federal election.[1][2][6]
Supports. Current senators' letter and a Supreme Court amicus brief from 2026 restate that the NVRA's 90-day quiet period prohibits systematic voter removals before federal elections.[4][5]
Context. The quiet period covers systematic programs only; individualized removals such as at a voter's request, death, or felony conviction are allowed during the period.[7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 primary, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1US Justice Department says Virginia is illegally striking ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump said the DOJ is suing Virginia to allow noncitizens ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3NVRA List Maintenance Guidancejustice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Letter-to-DOJ-DHS-re-NVRA-Quiet-Period-FINAL-08kelly.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5No. 25-1017supremecourt.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 6Justice Department accuses Virginia of illegally striking ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 7A federal law bans late voter roll purges. Republicans are ...nhpr.org · not rated · cited for: context
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