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Daniel Paul Professor of the Practice of Government and Technology, vlog and FAS

Abstract

This study investigates whether voter registration removals in Ohio during the federally protected “quiet period” preceding the 2024 general election complied with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). The NVRA prohibits systematic voter list maintenance within 90 days of a federal election, allowing only individualized removals such as those resulting from death, incarceration, or voter-initiated updates. A total of 109,119 voter registrations were removed in Ohio during the final 66 days leading up to the election, including 27,207 (25 percent) removed in just the last 30 days, some of these potentially also in violation of another restriction, Ohio’s 30-day deadline for registration challenges. Using detailed snapshots of the state’s voter file, automated obituary and incarceration lookups, and analysis of registration patterns over time, this study evaluates the legitimacy of those removals and explores the possible role of third-party voter challenges in shaping last-minute changes to voter registration data.

Citation

Sweeney, Latanya. "A Systematic Review of the 109,119 Voter Registration Drops in Ohio During the Federal Law’s 90-Day Quiet Period." Technology Science (April 22, 2025): 2025041703.