Signage at an early voting center on Sept. 23, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A judge granted expedited discovery in Alabama’s voter purge lawsuit. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
U.S. District Judge Anna M. Manasco Tuesday granted an emergency motion for expedited discovery in a lawsuit over a purging of Alabama voter rolls this summer .
In the Tuesday brief, Manasco wrote that plaintiffs argued that the factors of showing good cause were in their favor for expedited discovery, which will run through Oct. 1.
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The lawsuit filed last month alleged that the Secretary of State’s move violated the U. S. Constitution and federal law, including the National Voter Registration Act, the Voting Rights Act and 14th Amendment.
Last week, the Department of Justice filed a separate lawsuit, alleging that the purge violated federal law, specifically that the purge took place too close to the federal election under the National Voter Registration Act. Manasco consolidated the cases.
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