Voter Registration Urgency
Voter registration deadlines prompt urgent community outreach and warnings over roll removals.
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With the Oct. 5 voter-registration deadline approaching for Nov. 3, 2026, election, community groups and local officials are urging eligible voters to register and verify that their information is current. In Hamilton County, Tennessee, the Scenic City National Action Network and partner organizations are planning registration drives and canvassing after turnout in the latest election was about 30%. Texas notices also remind voters to submit registration applications by the deadline and update addresses, with local races on the ballot. In Mississippi, Democrats warn that voter-roll removals tied to inactivity and address mismatches could leave eligible residents unable to cast regular ballots, underscoring the importance of checking registration status.
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The Chattanooga coalition plans registration drives, door-to-door canvassing and mobile registration in Alton Park, East Lake, Brainerd, Red Bank and Soddy-Daisy, with evening and weekend events and outreach to younger voters at schools, colleges and community centers. Hamilton County has 218,767 registered voters; 65,893 voted in the Aug. 6 primary and county general election.
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Mississippi’s 2023 House Bill 1310 allows a voter who skips one election to be flagged inactive and moved to affidavit-ballot status, then removed from the rolls after four years without voting. The article says the law’s most aggressive provisions were added in a closed-door conference report without a public hearing or protections for deployed military voters.
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From January to July 2026, six Mississippi counties—including Lowndes County—recorded a combined 68.7% drop, or more than 45,000, in active voters, according to the cited data. The article also says Experian data used to flag address mismatches contributed to more than 50,000 voter removals statewide.
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In Montague County, Texas, registration applications must reach the elections office by 5 p.m. on Oct. 5; applicants can complete an online form but must print, sign and mail or hand-deliver it. In Copperas Cove, two city council races each have three candidates and could go to December runoffs if no candidate wins a majority; current Place 6 and Place 7 councilmembers are term-limited.
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