Purging voter registration rolls should not be controversial. The process is part of ensuring the integrity of the vote, making sure that ineligible voters are not allowed a ballot.
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But for some Democrats looking to make an issue of purging people from the voter rolls, it’s a racist attempt to deny people of color the right to vote.
Do states purge some eligible voters from the rolls inadvertently or by mistake? No doubt the answer to that question is yes. Perhaps someone who moved forgot to change their address. Perhaps they didn’t notice the postcard that came in the mail reminding them to register with their new address.
The fact is that the overwhelming number of people who are purged from voter rolls were
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