Who are Oklahoma's deleted voters? State provides data breaking it down by party.

[RandySF]

The most common reason that registrations were deleted is because the voter moved to a different county or state, according to Data Warehouse records.

The second-most common deletions were for inactive voters, a group that differs more noticeably from party affiliation lines. Others were removed because they have died, been convicted of a felony or were deemed in court to be mentally incapacitated, among other less-common reasons.

State records show 83,701 voter registrations were deleted for inactivity. Most of these Oklahomans haven’t voted since 2016 or before, data shows.

Just under half of deleted inactive voters were from the same four counties: Oklahoma, Tulsa, Cleveland and Canadian, the only four counties in the state with 100,000 or more registered voters. About 55% of inactivity deletions came from less populous counties, according to a review of Election Warehouse data.

Democrats and independents made up a larger share of deleted inactive voters than their proportion of Oklahoma voters overall. While Democrats represent about 27.5% of registered voters in the state, they made up 34% of registrations deleted for inactivity.



https://oklahomavoice.com/2024/09/25/who-are-oklahomas-deleted-voters-state-provides-data-breaking-it-down-by-party/

[GreenWave]

1. While it "sounds nice", what if some of the inactives were not allowed to vote?

Hence triggering further inactivity.

[AverageOldGuy]

2. Inactive voters

An inactive voter and the actions to be taken are outlined in HAVA -- the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

If a voter does not vote in two consecutive federal elections -- NOT "two consecutive elections", but two consecutive federal elections -- then that voter is marked on the voting rolls as INACTIVE. If the inactive voter shows up to vote, they are allowed to vote, all other things being equal -- that is, if the voter has not moved, changed name, etc. The act of voting reactivates the voter.

Another way a voter is removed from the rolls: Annually the USPS sends to all states a list of people who have changed their address, either within the state or moved out of state. The states then compare the voter's new address to the address on the voter's registration record. If the voter's record has an old address, then, a letter is sent to the old address MARKED FOR THE POST OFFICE TO FORWARD TO THE NEW ADDRESS. That letter contains a form that must be returned within 30 days, asking the voter to update their address. If the form is not returned within 30 days the voter is removed from the rolls.

In Virginia, the General Assembly requires the Dept of Elections to provide the GA with an annual report listing the number of voters removed from voting rolls and the reason for removal. These reports are public documents and can be read here.
https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/maintenance-reports/