California voter rolls 1 million lighter
I wonder how much lighter they would be if California actually made an effort to make sure voters in this state were really citizens? I'd love to see that happen, then the liberal agenda in this state wouldn't hold so much electoral power!
State voter rolls 1 million lighter
By Judy Lin - Bee Capitol Bureau
Last Updated 12:21 am PDT Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A6
There are nearly 1 million fewer Californians registered to vote compared with two years ago, according to the secretary of state's latest registration report.
Of 22 million eligible voters, California had 16.6 million people, or 74 percent, register in 2005, compared with 15.7 million, or 69 percent, this year.
The report, issued every odd-numbered year, reflects newly registered voters and removes people who have died, moved out of state or become ineligible to vote.
While the drop has happened before -- the state had 410,000 fewer registrants in 2003 than it did in 2001, for example -- Secretary of State Debra Bowen is worried about the drop and says the state should invest in public education.
"Part of the drop in registration numbers can be attributed to better tracking and the removal of so-called 'deadwood' from the rolls, but the state's population is continuing to grow, and the number of registered voters isn't," Bowen said.
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