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Akron residents could be purged from Ohio’s voter rolls in the next few weeks if they don’t take steps to prevent it. The purge is a result of a May directive from Secretary of State Frank LaRose mandating that county elections boards identify and report voters who have been inactive over the past four years. The list of people to be removed also includes voters who have moved somewhere new without updating their registration.
Read the full article: Akron Beacon Journal