Voter Purges May Mean Eligible Voters Are Excluded From Midterms

November’s midterm elections are fast approaching — but some voters may find they’re no longer registered to vote, even if they’re eligible. The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School has released research showing an uptick in voter roll purges, including some removals that it says are illegal.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Brennan Center lawyer Myrna Pérez (@myrna_perez_) about the voter purges and how they may affect the midterms.

“We found that purges are happening across the country at an increased rate, and importantly, they are happening at an outpaced increased rate in states that were formerly covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which was weakened by the Supreme Court in the  “