What is the “voter roll purge”?

The “voter roll purge” is a process used by states to remove people from their voting list who are no longer eligible to vote. The idea is to keep the voter rolls up-to-date and accurate. In Washington, the state audits voter rolls annually to ensure accuracy and looks for people who have moved, died, or become ineligible for other reasons. The state then must take steps to remove them from the voter rolls by either forcing them to re-register or through a process called "voter roll purge." Through this process, the state sends out a notification of removal to an individual, who then has an opportunity to challenge the removal if they believe it is incorrect. If they don’t respond to the notification or fail to meet the challenge, then the individual will be removed from their voter roll and ineligible to vote. The primary purpose of the voter roll purge is to ensure that the voter rolls are accurate and up-to-date so that only eligible voters can cast a ballot on election day.

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