Trying to set aside possible political motivations, periodic purging of voter registrations based on activity males sense from a data management perspective. When people move their registration isn't automatically removed from their old location. When someone dies their registration isn't automatically purged. Etc, etc. That is "junk" data clogging the system. Not only does it add up in terms of storage, it presents legitimate data risks from privacy and hacking perspectives. So I am fine with periodic data cleanups.
The solution to this is to have liberal day-of voting policies with provisional ballots, and ways to easily notify people that their registration is set to be purged and option to renew. They do it with driver's licenses. There isn't a reason that can't do it with voter registrations.
Trying to set aside possible political motivations, periodic purging of voter registrations based on activity males sense from a data management perspective. When people move their registration isn't automatically removed from their old location. When someone dies their registration isn't automatically purged. Etc, etc. That is "junk" data clogging the system. Not only does it add up in terms of storage, it presents legitimate data risks from privacy and hacking perspectives. So I am fine with periodic data cleanups.
The solution to this is to have liberal day-of voting policies with provisional ballots, and ways to easily notify people that their registration is set to be purged and option to renew. They do it with driver's licenses. There isn't a reason that can't do it with voter registrations.
Four years is ridiculous.