Friday, October 19, 2018

Voter purge

An APM Reports analysis found [that 107,000] voters were removed [from voter rolls under Georgia's] "use it or lose it" law, which starts a process for removing people from voter rolls if they fail to vote, respond to a notice or make contact with election officials over a three-year period.

After that three-year span, those who don't vote or make contact with authorities in two elections can be purged from the voter rolls under the Georgia law.

Such laws, generally enacted by GOP governments, have been growing more common, with at least nine states now having them, according to APM Reports.

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The APM investigation concluded that many people struck from voter rolls under "use it or lose it" laws do not know that they have been dropped and are likely to be surprised if they are turned away from the polls on Nov. 6.

Officials who support the laws argue that the policy helps prevent voter fraud, saying that citizens in good standing who have not turned out to multiple elections most likely moved.

  The Hill
Silly me. I thought you were a citizen in good standing if you paid your taxes and avoided felonious crimes.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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