Six stories of efforts to remove voters from the rolls.

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Periodically a story about voter suppression jumps into the national news. Georgia’s massive anti-voting law in 2021 led Major League Baseball to pull its All-Star Game from Atlanta. Right-wing vigilantes staking out drop boxes while wearing body armor sparked outrage. States banning people from handing out food and water to voters waiting in long lines have been the subject of ridicule.

More often, however, voter suppression takes place below the public consciousness. Removing voters from the rolls — either via purge, lawsuit or challenge — is perhaps the best example of how this happens. While some massive purges receive attention, most removals are done without notice.

Removing voters is part of the background noise of election administration — it is like the quiet hum of a light bulb with a worn-out ballast.

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This week, six stories of efforts to remove voters from the rolls: voter suppression’s quiet hum.
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United Sovereign Americans Files Lawsuit Targeting Pennsylvania’s Voter Rolls ([link removed])

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A new anti-voting group has filed its second lawsuit, this one against Pennsylvania, targeting the results of the 2022 election and targeting the voter rolls moving forward. It is just the latest lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania, which has quickly become the most litigated state in the country.
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Top GOP Legislator Pushes Plan to Find Non-Citizens on Voter Rolls ([link removed])

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Wisconsin has a long history of GOP efforts to suppress lawful voters. Now there’s a new chilling story about how a key Republican state legislator in Wisconsin is plotting a scheme that would disenfranchise legal voters.
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Federal Court Rejects RNC Lawsuit Over Nevada’s Voter Rolls ([link removed])

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It has become a familiar story: the Republican National Committee files a voter suppression lawsuit with great fanfare, only to see it dismissed by a judge weeks later. This one targeted the voter rolls. I wish I could say this will be the GOP’s last, but it won’t be.
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