Federal election report: 95% of voting-age Georgians registered !!!

[napi21]

Georgia now has one of the highest voter registration rates in the nation, with 95% of citizens over 18 years old signed up to vote, according to federal election data released this week.


The number of Georgia voters has jumped since 2016, when the state started automatically registering voters when they obtain driver’s licenses.

There were nearly 7.2 million active registrations in Georgia as of November’s election, leaving just 387,000 unregistered people in the citizen voting age population, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s biennial report published Monday.

https://www.ajc.com/politics/almost-all-eligible-georgians-are-registered-to-vote-data-show/WVN373LTIZAN7IJECDODHRJWLM/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_2754000

I'm really happy to read this. Like the article says, a lot is attributed to registering when you get a drivers license, but I also think we owe a BIG THANKS to Stacy Abrams. She's been working on getting people registered for a very long time!

Now all we have to do is gt the Dems all out the door to vote!

[Lovie777]

1. Yea, the GOPs in that state want to stop POC of voting. .

and they are going to install gopers to cover Fulton County re: steal the election for GOPs.

[secondwind]

2. I see Stacey's hand in this. Thanks, Stacey!!!!

[Indykatie]

3. This is an Astounding Result Even with DMV Registration

Thousands of kids turn 18 every month and it may take some time to get them registered if they don't have a need to visit the DMV. No wonder the GQP is so damn nervous about GA and especially Fulton county.

[KS Toronado]

4. Mail-out/Mail-in ballots for everybody would get the vote out.

Plus it's less expensive than manning polls.

[PortTack]

5. Kudos to Stacey! We need to repeat that in other states.

[crickets]

6. Wonderful news! nt

[dianaredwing]

7. Stop everything

and clone Stacey Abrams immediately.

Congratulations, Georgia. Never thought I would say that, but it is heartfelt.

[CottonBear]

8. This is great news, but we still have to go out on the doors & GOTV!

[BobTheSubgenius]

9. One aspect of this OP heartens me.

All the dirty dealings foisted onto the good people of Georgia is NOT dampening enthusiasm to vote. Conventional (and observable) wisdom, right? Heavy voter turnout favours Democrats.

Some of the best news I've heard in weeks.

[Wounded Bear]

10. Now we need to get them out to vote and overcome repub suppression...

and hope the votes don't get flipped.

Georgia sits on the cusp of flipping blue. One more good push could do it.

[Hestia]

11. How is this law still not valid and supercedes all the GQP voting suppression laws?

I am not seeing where it has been overturned and cannot be via states.

Motor Voter

https://www.justice.gov/crt/national-voter-registration-act-1993-nvra

THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993 (NVRA)
These questions and answers are designed to provide information and guidance to state and local officials as well as the general public concerning the provisions of the NVRA and its interaction with the other statutes enforced by the Department. The Department welcomes comments concerning this document.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Voter_Registration_Act_of_1993
National Voter Registration Act of 1993

Section 8 of the Act sets out requirements for how States maintain voter registration lists for federal elections. The Act deems as timely those valid voter registration applications by eligible applicants submitted to designated state and local officials, or postmarked if submitted by mail, at least 30 days before a federal election. The Act also requires the notification of all applicants of whether their voter registration applications were accepted or rejected.

The Act requires States to keep voter registration lists accurate and current, such as identifying persons who have become ineligible due to having died or moved outside the jurisdiction. At the same time, the Act requires list maintenance programs to incorporate specific safeguards, e.g., they must be uniform, non-discriminatory, in compliance with the Voting Rights Act, and not be undertaken within 90 days of a federal election.

The removal of voters for non-voting or for having moved can only be done after meeting the requirements set out in the Act. Voters can be removed from registration lists when they have been convicted of a disqualifying crime or adjudged mentally incapacitated, where such removals are allowed by state law. The NVRA also provides additional safeguards under which registered voters would be able to vote notwithstanding a change in address in certain circumstances, such as when a voter has move within a district or a precinct will retain the right to vote even if they have not re-registered at their new address.

Impact
Voting rights organizations have argued that some States have not been complying with the NVRA. In several states, organizations such as Demos, Project Vote, Campaign Legal Center[13] and Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law have filed lawsuits or sent pre-litigation letters. In some of these cases, this has resulted in changes in compliance by States.[10][14][15]

[napi21]

12. I don't know if it's still valid, but I ask that you send a copy of the NVRA to your Representative

Senators, (or all three) to request an answer. Those folks either know the answer or have the resources to find out. My suspicion isthe States have found a way around it because there have been so many different people trying to stop the Pubs & all their anti voter laws, I have to believe somebody would have brought this Act up for investigation.

I really hope you try to get an answer because I & I'm sure many others here on DU would be interested in that info as well.