Episode 569: Some Campaign Strategists Hope You’ll Show Up at the Polls, Only to Find that Your Voter Registration has been Purged. Don’t Let that Happen.

American Democracy Minute

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 22, 2024
Some Campaign Strategists Hope You’ll Show Up at the Polls, Only to Find that Your Voter Registration has been Purged. Don’t Let that Happen.

Here’s a scenario likely to be more common in the 2024 elections: You show up expecting to cast your ballot, but the clerk says you’re no longer registered. In many states, you used to be able to register the day of the election, but your state legislature changed the rules, and you’re now required to bring citizenship & birth certificate papers to re-register. So sorry.

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Today’s Links

Articles & Resources:
American Bar Association (2020) - "Use It or Lose It": The Problem of Purges from the Registration Rolls of Voters Who Don't Vote Regularly
PBS NewsHour - Conservative groups want to clean voter rolls, raising concerns about election integrity
Florida Phoenix - Under DeSantis, FL has become the bellwether state for voter disenfranchisement
Ohio Capital Journal - Advocates concerned with Ohio’s mass voter purge set to remove 500 people experiencing homelessness
Ohio Capital Journal - How to find out if you are still registered to vote before Ohio’s purge
The New Republic - Georgia Republicans Pass Bill Making It Easier to Purge Votes in 2024
Vote.Org - Check Your Registration to Vote
U.S. Election Assistance Commission - Register And Vote in Your State
Groups Taking Action:
Brennan Center for Justice, ACLU, Center for Voter Information

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