Voter-Registration

Georgia Purges 1.4 Million Voters Under Exact Match System

2018-11-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office purged approximately 1.4 million voters from registration rolls between 2012-2018 using an ’exact match’ system that required perfect alignment between voter registration and DMV/Social Security records. Discrepancies as minor as a …

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National Voter Registration Act (Motor Voter): Expands Registration Access Despite Republican Opposition and Implementation Resistance

1993-05-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

President Clinton signed the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), known as “Motor Voter,” requiring states to offer voter registration when citizens apply for driver’s licenses, at public assistance offices, and through mail-in registration. The law aimed to reverse decades of …

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