Four counties in
Alabama have more registered and active voters
than the number of
voting-age adults in the county. An active voter means the person has voted
within the last four years.
As of March,
Greene, Hale, Lowndes and Macon counties had more active, registered voters
than what the census estimated as their 18-and-older population in 2012.
Active voters are
those who have not been placed on inactive status. That happens when the
periodic update cards from county boards are returned as undeliverable, or if
they don’t vote for four years (two federal election cycles).
Each county has a
three-person team that is supposed to ensure the integrity of the voter
rolls—e.g. removing names when a person has died or moved out of the county.
The discrepancy is being explained as "under-counting" by the U.S.
Census, as some people are hesitant to talk to a census worker. Other names may
be duplicates.
All four counties
voted heavily for President Obama in the 2012
election. Alabama's new voter identification law goes into effect for the June
3 primary. This appeared here.
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