Ohio purged 26,000 voters days before abortion referendum deadline

    • @sqw
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      -198 months ago

      some dem states participate in ERIC which systematically does purge ostensibly-illegitimate voting records. the most republican states which became members, probably because they love purge, have since withdrawn because they didnt like the other ERIC function of notifying legitimate voters of their rights, which increased turnout.

      • @Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
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        298 months ago

        There’s nothing inherently wrong with regular voter purges, removing deceased voters for example, and even the most well intentioned system will have the occasional error. But there are attorneys general, I’ve only seen reports with Republican ones, who use voter purges explicitly to influence the results.

        • @sqw
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          -108 months ago

          yes. crosscheck was extremely popular For Some Reason

    • @atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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      -598 months ago

      They do it all the time.

      Voter list maintenance is a standard, legally required part of the election process, and many if not most of these registrations are for people who have moved away, died or long since stopped voting.