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Last week, Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger mailed letters to nearly half a million Georgians, alerting them their voter registrations will be canceled unless they reply or contact local election offices within 40 days. Those letters mark the beginning of one of the largest voter purges in U.S. history.
The purge will remove about 6% of all voters in the state – and more than the margin of victory in any of Georgia’s recent presidential or U.S. Senate elections.
Raffensperger’s office claims this is just routine list maintenance. But let’s be clear: mass voter purges of this scale raise major red flags. Unless we speak out and spread the word, thousands could have their voter registrations canceled without even knowing.
You can go to FairFight.com/StopThePurges for more information on what to do if you receive one of Raffensperger’s voter purge letters.
What’s Happening?
Georgia is preparing to cancel the voter registrations of almost 500,000 people. Raffensperger’s list includes Georgians flagged as having moved, voters who haven't voted recently, and voters whose mail was returned as undeliverable.
Affected voters have 40 days to respond or risk being removed from the rolls. This goes beyond a routine update – it’s a massive, high-stakes purge that could silence thousands of eligible Georgia voters.
Many of these voters may still be eligible and unaware they’re being purged. Voters who don’t respond in time could be removed from the rolls before they even realize what happened.
A couple of Fair Fight staffers who voted in every election recently got letters saying they were at risk of being marked ‘inactive.’ If it’s happening to super voters, it can happen to anyone.
Removing eligible voters doesn’t strengthen democracy – it punishes Americans for making the choice to not vote. Your right to vote shouldn’t come with an expiration date.
We don’t have mandatory voting in America. No one’s freedom to vote should expire just for sitting out a couple of elections.
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Why This Matters
Historically, voter purges disproportionately hit communities of color, younger voters, and lower-income Georgians – and this one is likely no different.
Take a look at the racial breakdown of Raffensperger’s purge list:
Voters of color overall make up 47% of the purge list, compared to just 39% of the state’s voter rolls.
White voters are underrepresented on the purge list – they make up 45% of the list, but 51% of all registered voters.
Even active-duty service members and their families are at risk. Raffensperger’s purge list includes 2,332 people living on military bases – highlighting how even those serving our country can be swept up by flawed mass cancellations.
What You Can Do
Check your status: Even if you’ve voted before, make sure you’re still registered. Visit mvp.sos.ga.gov and share the link with friends and family.
Talk about it: Make noise. Share this in your group chats, post online, bring this up when talking to friends and family. The more people who know this is happening, the harder it is for them to get away with it.
Get involved: Get involved with pro-voter organizations on the front lines – groups like Fair Fight, VoteRiders, All Voting is Local, and Black Voters Matter. They’re registering voters, monitoring the purge, and holding politicians accountable.
Your vote has power – that’s why politicians purge voter rolls, make registering and voting harder, and change election rules at the last minute. Don’t let them silence you.
The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy. If we don’t fight to protect it, we risk losing all of our other freedoms, one purge at a time.
Standing with Georgia voters,
Fair Fight Team
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