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(57,439 posts) Fri Oct 19, 2018, 10:45 AM Oct 2018

107,000 purged from Georgia voter rolls for not voting in past elections: report [View all]

Source: The Hill

107,000 purged from Georgia voter rolls for not voting in past elections: report

BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 10/19/18 09:15 AM EDT

Georgia officials removed an estimated 107,000 people from voter rolls because they decided not to vote in prior elections, according to a new report.

An APM Reports analysis (1) found the voters were removed under the state'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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(1) https://www.apmreports.org/story/2018/10/19/georgia-voter-purge

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/412195-georgia-purged-more-than-100000-people-from-voter-rolls-because-there-didnt

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107,000 purged from Georgia voter rolls for not voting in past elections: report [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 OP

That SHIT is Constitutional?? There is a RIGHT to vote and no penalty for not doing so....... Bengus81 Oct 2018 #1

This Is Not New RobinA Oct 2018 #10

It's more difficult to groom the list for inactivity forgotmylogin Oct 2018 #15

We have that in Arkansas and that was the only way we stopped the dead from rising LiberalArkie Oct 2018 #19

Guess where the case would end up if someone challenged the constitutionality.... groundloop Oct 2018 #24

A similar Ohio law was already upheld earlier this year FBaggins Oct 2018 #61

While I have no doubt that Republican officials play these laws to their advantage... brooklynite Oct 2018 #2

Maybe we need an entire week to vote? Or a weekend? secondwind Oct 2018 #27

Georgia has a month of early voting...the folks couldn't find the time? brooklynite Oct 2018 #28

I'm thinking it's inclusive of also state and local elections. Not sure. YOHABLO Oct 2018 #60

The purge does not anger me to honest but what does is the thought of cstanleytech Oct 2018 #3

Maybe they never had a reason to vote before. mahina Oct 2018 #4

It should bother you happy feet Oct 2018 #6

This does not bar anyone from registering to vote though which is cstanleytech Oct 2018 #11

You think that Bush vs Gore and Trump vs Clinton make people want to vote? Bengus81 Oct 2018 #7

What I think is that people need to make the effort to show up and vote cstanleytech Oct 2018 #13

Maybe they are dead. I can't think that any election office has the manpower LiberalArkie Oct 2018 #20

Thus the need to periodically clear out names of people that have not voted though cstanleytech Oct 2018 #23

I think in Arkansas the person has to not vote in their precinct for 2 federal elections. LiberalArkie Oct 2018 #38

That seems short as there are federal elections every 2 years. cstanleytech Oct 2018 #40

So it would be that a person did not care to vote in 2 federal elections in 4 years LiberalArkie Oct 2018 #41

12 to 20 years without renewing a drivers license or not voting cstanleytech Oct 2018 #42

That still leaves a lot of dead people that can vote. The conservatives back then were big into LiberalArkie Oct 2018 #43

Federal ID is a no-go in this country jberryhill Oct 2018 #47

Yep I know.. LiberalArkie Oct 2018 #49

Maybe if they called it a concealed carry permit? LiberalArkie Oct 2018 #50

Oh boy jberryhill Oct 2018 #59

As a Database Administrator/SQL Programmer for 20+ years, give me one 8 hour day ... mr_lebowski Oct 2018 #29

What "two files" jberryhill Oct 2018 #32

The discussion was not regarding people moving away, only people who'd died ... mr_lebowski Oct 2018 #36

"if there IS a reasonably accurate 'death list'" jberryhill Oct 2018 #39

Georgia uses last 4 of SSN during voter registration ga_girl Oct 2018 #46

Got it ... and yeah, obviously there'd be no list of 'people who moved out of state' ... mr_lebowski Oct 2018 #57

There are not significant numbers of dead people voting jberryhill Oct 2018 #58

The Social Security Death Index is NOT "a list of all the dead people" jberryhill Oct 2018 #34

interesting shanti Oct 2018 #51

How do you know that many people chose not to vote jberryhill Oct 2018 #30

Regardless periodically clearing the rolls of people that have not voted cstanleytech Oct 2018 #35

Another day,another GOP trick to suppress voters...... Bengus81 Oct 2018 #5

16 million were purged nationwide prior to the 2016 election too Botany Oct 2018 #8

We need a CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT protecting voting rights. Ilsa Oct 2018 #9

In Fact RobinA Oct 2018 #12

There should still be a constitutional amendment Ilsa Oct 2018 #14

BS,the GOP has pulled that crap in nine States not 50. Bengus81 Oct 2018 #25

People do move out of one state and register in another. Demit Oct 2018 #21

You can't have a one party dictatorship if you can't eliminate any opposition . geretogo Oct 2018 #16

Not uncommon and why we must take individual responsibility beachbum bob Oct 2018 #17

Wisconsin law: AJT Oct 2018 #18

IF they do not WISH to remain registered........... Bengus81 Oct 2018 #26

You have to return a postcard that is mailed to you. AJT Oct 2018 #33

Yup and IMO you should ONLY have to return that card IF you want OFF the voting rolls Bengus81 Oct 2018 #62

Sounds unconstitutional to me.. Maxheader Oct 2018 #22

Kick dalton99a Oct 2018 #31

Add this to the Constitution fmdaddio Oct 2018 #37

"shall not be infringed" doesn't exclude "reasonable regulations"... PoliticAverse Oct 2018 #48

The only way Republicans can win is to cheat Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2018 #44

I was almost one of them & I HAD voted! 7962 Oct 2018 #45

They're probably former Obama voters shanti Oct 2018 #52

That wouldn't surprise me either. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #54

Cheating right in the open. Kurt V. Oct 2018 #53

K&R red dog 1 Oct 2018 #55

3 years?!?! In Virginia I think we have 6 years underpants Oct 2018 #56