The active registered voters with the Florida Democratic Party fell by 467,337 voters or nearly 10 percent. The active registered voters with the Republican Part of Florida decreased by 153,369 or approximately three percent.

The overall number of voters purged from the rolls is likely to increase after Decembers data is collected, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, due to routine list maintenance.

However, the decline in registered voters is concerning to some heading into this years election season as people brace for a highly contentious presidential race and hot-button issues like abortion are expected to be on the state ballot.

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    10 months ago

    Friendly reminder to everyone to check your registration status, like right this instant. Because some of these states have REALLY bad registration laws to try and keep you from voting.

    https://www.vote.org/

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      10 months ago

      Good to be vigilante, but don’t take this as an excuse for the blatant defrauding of the US electoral system that this is.

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        10 months ago

        This. Your elections should be better. I’m not bothering to check my voter status because if for some weird reason I’m not registered, I can just do election day registration and still vote relatively painlessly, because I live in Minnesota, which actually cares about letting people vote (and we’re pretty proud of being #1 in voter turnout). But if you live somewhere less democratic than I do, definitely check.