As Alabama voter registration deadline approaches, inactive voters higher than in 2020

There are more people registered to vote in Alabama than there were four years ago. But there are also more people listed as inactive voters.

As of the end of September, there were 3,776,498 active voters, compared to 3,668,074 in September 2020, an increase of just over 108,000 (2.9%). However, the number of inactive voters – those listed as not having voted in their counties over the previous four years – jumped from 225,166 in 2020 to 407,706 this year, an 81% increase.

Inactive voters can either reidentify themselves to their local board of registrars before Election Day or complete a voter reidentification form when voting on Election Day.

Kathy Jones, president of the League of Women Voters of Alabama, said that people may be put on the inactive list if they don’t vote once at least every four years. She said this usually happens when people who only vote in presidential elections miss one of those.


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