Voter Roll Purges

Voter lists are an important component of a well-functioning election administration system. To maintain the accuracy of their lists, states utilize a number of methods, such as removing voters who have moved or died. However, some states utilize more aggressive tactics which can result in unwarranted removal from registration lists, including removal from registration lists based solely on a voter’s inactivity in recent elections. This practice results in the erroneous removal of hundreds of thousands of voters each year and has a disproportionate impact on voters from historically underrepresented backgrounds.