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Inactive SD Voters on the Purge List

Inactive SD Voters on the Purge List

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While the attention this week was on registering voters, there is also work underway to trim down the lists.
South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs says inactive voters will be taken off the registration lists……

Krebs says it is an ongoing process, through the middle of next year…..

Krebs says there are doublechecks to find people that may be registered in more than one state…..

Krebs says thirty-three states take part in the cross check system.
Krebs says voters will not be taken off the registration rolls until after the June primary.

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