If someone moved who pulled a Dem ballot in a Primary, I sent a nice letter along with a copy of the RE notice from the paper stating that the voter(s) in question no longer lived in the Precinct.
They County Clerk then purged them from the rolls.
I probably knocked off a hundred or so people that way over the course of 5 or 6 years.
Never thought about doing the Obits, though.
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A hundred people.
Paul Bettencourt has purged many more:
http://www.tax.co.harris.tx.us/pressreleases/2004/voter/voterpurge12-10-04.asp
100,000+ VOTERS PURGED FROM VOTER ROLL
Smallest Purge Ever Shows Tax Office Updates Working
HOUSTON – December 10, 2004 – As Harris County’s Voter Registrar, Paul Bettencourt today announced the purging of 103,695 voters, or only 5.6 percent, from the voter registration roll resulting in a new total of 1,849,748 registered voters. The old total of 1,953,443 was a Harris County record.
“Preserving the integrity of the voter roll is paramount and involves year-round efforts, including confirmation mailings to voters on the move and frequent database matches to the National Change of Address database, Department of Public Safety motor vehicle database, and the Social Security index,” said Bettencourt.”
“On Election Day, 48,749 suspended voters updated their registration record by completing a Statement of Residence Form which helped greatly by placing voters back on the voter roll where they live.”
In Texas, the voter registration purge occurs on November 30, per Election Code 16.032, but the Secretary of State office recommends all Texas counties wait until the Statement of Residence forms submitted on Election Day are first processed. Of the 48,749 Statement of Residence form updates submitted, 1,705 were outside of Harris County and therefore deleted from the voter roll.
“We’ve worked to make it easy for a voter to update their record in person or online. Purged voters who still reside in Harris County or those that return can get back on the voter roll simply by registering to vote at their current address,” added Bettencourt.
the purge should occur BEFORE the election, not afterwards.