Ohio to purge 150,000 voters before November election

CINCINNATI (WXIX) – Over 150,000 voters could be purged from the rolls before November’s election as part of an initiative from the Ohio Secretary of State.

Around 18,000 voters in Hamilton County have been mailed notices.

Hamilton County Board of Elections Director Sherry Poland said inactive voters are purged annually. She said some voters should have been purged in the past, but haven’t.

“Voters who we believe might have moved out of Hamilton County or the State of Ohio will be removed from the voter roll,” Poland said.

Purged voters receive notices ahead of time. Most of the names are taken from the national change of address list. She said voters who haven’t interacted with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles or signed a petition in the last four years are assumed to have moved out of the area unless they confirmed with the board they’re still here.

Voters concerned they may have been purged can check their status with the board of elections. She said voters can call or go online to the Hamilton County Board of Elections website. The board submits its purged voter lists on July 22, but voters can still re-register until Oct. 7.

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