ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has announced the start of a major voter list maintenance effort, with cancellation notices being mailed to nearly 478,000 inactive voters. It’s the largest mailing of its kind in eight years.
According to the Secretary of State’s Office, the effort targets registered voters who have been on “inactive status” for both the November 2022 and 2024 general elections. Under state and federal law, voter registrations can be canceled if there has been no contact with election officials over a set period or if a voter has moved out of state. Click here for the records list.
The inacitve voter rolls include the following:
- 180,473 voters identified as having moved out of state, flagged through Georgia’s membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).
- 87,027 voters who filed a national change of address with the U.S. Postal Service, also identified through ERIC.
- 105,848 voters who have had no contact with their local elections office in the past five years.
- 104,535 voters whose mail from election officials was returned as undeliverable.
Raffensperger’s office said “Voters were sent a mailer when they went to inactive status, and all records are being sent another mailer now informing them that they will be canceled if they do not respond.”
Voters who receive a notice have 40 days to respond before their voter registration is canceled. They can respond by submitting a voter registration update through Online Voter Registration, their My Voter Page, or by completing and returning the postcard included with the cancellation mailer once they receive it.
“They can also complete a Georgia voter registration application and return it to their local elections office,” the Secretary of State’s Office said.
‘Cleanest voter rolls’ in nation
Raffensperger credited Georgia’s partnerships with ERIC, the U.S. Postal Service, and the state Department of Driver Services for helping maintain what he calls “the cleanest voter rolls in the nation.” ERIC data alone accounted for more than half of this year’s cancellation mailings.
“Clean voter rolls mean clean elections,” Raffensperger said. “My promise to Georgia voters is elections that are free, fair, and fast – and we’re doing just that.”
Raffensperger also announced that his office will continue auditing Georgia’s voter rolls in the months ahead, including the rollout of an address verification tool to ensure all voter addresses are current and accurate.
