Georgia cancels nearly 471K voters, one of the largest removals in history

Georgia finished canceling nearly 471,000 voter registrations Friday, one of the largest removals of inactive voters in U.S. history.

The mass cancellations target people who moved or didn’t participate in recent elections.

This year’s removal effort is so big because of frequent migration into and out of the state, a backlog of outdated registrations, and information shared by other states when voters relocate there.

About 5,500 eligible Georgia voters saved their registrations before they were canceled by responding to notification letters or verifying their information online. An additional 800 voters reached out to election officials to cancel themselves or have died. Initially, almost 478,000 voter registrations were planned for cancellation.

State Election Director Blake Evan