The Unanticipated Social Consequences of Routine Voter Maintenance for the Electorate

• In Event: Electoral Redistricting, Voter Registration, and Voting Reforms

Brief Overview

The paper looks at the social inequality inherent in routine maintenance of voter lists. We analyze active voters put into inactive status over 5 years starting in 2017, examining how race, gender and income affect who gets removed off voter rolls.

Authors

• Lee Ann Banaszak, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

• Dane Mataic, North Dakota State University

• John D. McCarthy, Pennsylvania State University