Texas Cancels 1 Million Voter Registrations — Voter Purge or List Maintenance?

 

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This week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the state has canceled over 1 million voter registrations since voter suppression law SB 1 was signed in September of 2021. But 1 million canceled registrations over 3 years in a state with almost 18 million voters on the rolls? That sounds more like regular voter roll maintenance than a voter purge. Marc Elias and Paige Moskowitz discuss what kinds of voter registrations got canceled and why Gov. Greg Abbott wants you to think it’s a much bigger deal than it is. Read more: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-... -Sign up for our free newsletters: https://www.democracydocket.com/youtu... -Become a member of our premium content: https://www.democracydocket.com/membe... -Support our work: https://www.democracydocket.com/support/ -Shop Democracy Docket merch: https://store.democracydocket.com Follow Democracy Docket! -⁠X/Twitter⁠:   / democracydocket   -⁠Facebook⁠:   / democracydocket   -⁠Instagram⁠:   / democracydocket   -⁠TikTok⁠:   / democracydocket   -Threads: https://www.threads.net/@democracydocket This video was produced by Allie Rothenberg, Gabby Corporal and Paige Moskowitz. It was edited by Paige Moskowitz.