Voter Purge Protection Act

Key Points

• States would be banned from removing anyone from federal voter rolls unless they have solid, objective proof the person is actually ineligible to vote.
• Not voting, not responding to mail, or failing to take any other action related to voting cannot be used as evidence that someone is ineligible. These common reasons states currently use to purge voters would no longer be allowed.
• When a state removes someone from the voter rolls, it must notify that person within 48 hours and explain why they were removed and how they can fight it or get reinstated.
• States must also issue a public announcement whenever they conduct a large-scale cleanup of voter rolls, so people can check their registration. These notices must be accessible to voters with disabilities.
• States could no longer send address-change notices to voters unless they first have objective and reliable evidence that the person actually moved out of their registration area.