Voter-Purge

Supreme Court Allows Virginia to Purge 1,600 Voters Days Before Election Despite Federal Law

| Importance: 6/10

U.S. Supreme Court allowed Virginia to purge over 1,600 voters within federally protected 90-day “quiet period” before 2024 election in 6-3 emergency decision, overturning lower court rulings in Beals v. Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights. Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive …

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Conservative Lawsuit Forces Wisconsin to Purge 200,000 Voters Before 2020 Election

| Importance: 8/10

A Wisconsin judge orders the state Elections Commission to immediately remove over 200,000 voters from registration rolls following a lawsuit by the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL). The purge targets voters flagged as potential “movers” based on data …

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Supreme Court Upholds Ohio's Aggressive "Use It Or Lose It" Voter Purge System

| Importance: 8/10

The Supreme Court rules 5-4 to uphold Ohio’s aggressive voter purge system—the most severe in the nation—that removes voters from registration rolls if they fail to vote in a single federal election and don’t return a mailed confirmation notice. Justice Samuel Alito’s majority …

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Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp Purges 560,000 Voters in Single Day Using "Exact Match" System

| Importance: 9/10

On a single day in late July 2017, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office removes 560,000 Georgians—8% of the state’s registered voters—from the voter rolls in what may be the largest mass purge in U.S. history. The purge uses Georgia’s aggressive “use it or lose …

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