Georgia Targets Voters Registered at Nonresidential Addresses

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) announced last week a new audit targeting voters who are registered at non-residential addresses — including P.O. boxes and business locations. Those flagged will be notified and asked to update their registration with a home address. If they don’t, their registration could be canceled.

The audit will also target multi-voter households where 10 or more voters are registered at a single residence and voters listed as 105 years old or older — presumed to be dead.

“We will use this period over the Summer of 2025 to take every step to maintain the accuracy of Georgia’s voter registration lists,” Raffensperger said in a press release. “There are no ‘off‑years’ in keeping elections secure.”

The audit adds to the purge already in motion. Earlier this year, Georgia began notifying over 400,000 voters who were flagged as “inactive” — which can apply if a person hasn’t voted in recent elections, hasn’t responded to official mail or had mail returned as undeliverable.

The state has a long record of problematic purges. In 2019, Georgia removed more than 300,000 voters, many of whom were later found to be eligible. In 2020, an investigation by the ACLU revealed the state had likely removed nearly 200,000 voters based on flawed address data.

Voting rights advocates warn that Georgia’s aggressive “maintenance” disproportionately affects voters of color, low-income communities and voters who move more frequently such as students and military families.