Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday said that a provision in federal voting law that restricts when states can do voter roll maintenance prevented his state from purging outdated voter rolls through the entirety of 2020.
Raffensperger made the claim in an interview on the John Solomon Reports podcast. The state official said that Congress “definitely” needs to reexamine the 1993 Voter Registration Act, specifically the provision prohibiting states from performing routine voter roll maintenance in the 90 days prior to a federal primary or general election.
Federal primary elections in Georgia were rescheduled several times throughout last year, continuously pushing the 90-day window forward through the election year.