471,000 voter registrations in Georgia have been cancelled as of Friday. The AJC reports the mass cancellations target people who moved or didn’t participate in recent elections, adding that this year’s removal is so big because of people moving in and out of state, a backlog of outdated registrations, and information shared by other states when voters relocate there.
Fifty-five hundred eligible Georgia voters retained their registrations by responding to notification letters or verifying their information online.
Voting rights organizations oppose mass cancellations because they can include some eligible voters, such as those who haven’t participated in elections for several years but remain Georgia residents.
