ATLANTA — The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office has blamed the United States Postal Service for a letter that some Georgia voters, including at least one in DeKalb County, received that appears to be a voter cancellation request.
It apparently stems from the post office not delivering precinct cards.
A letter viewed by ExpressTelegraph.com read in part:
You are receiving this notice because our records indicate that our most recent efforts to mail you voter registration or elections information has been returned by United States Postal Service (USPS) as Undeliverable Mail, indicating that you may have moved to another residential address or are no longer receiving mail at the mailing address we have on file.
The inside portion of this mailer contains a form for you to complete based on your current residential or mailing address information. Please complete this form to ensure your Voter Registration Status remains in Active or is Cancelled if you no longer wish to be registered in the State of Georgia.
The DeKalb County voter who alerted ExpressTelegraph.com said they called the Secretary of State’s office and talked with an agent who indicated that others had received similar letters. Despite what the letter says, the SOS agent told this particular voter that they was in good standing and that the office had no record of previous “Undeliverable Mail” as referenced in the letter.
“We’ve heard about this,” a spokesperson told ExpressTelegraph.com on Thursday. “This seems to be an issue with the postal service and are looking for an” answer, “but voters should know that they are allowed to vote.
“These voters were mailed precinct cards (by the county) which were returned as undeliverable,” the spokesperson said. “Because of that, they were mailed confirmation notices asking them to confirm their new address. Per the process, if election mail is returned undeliverable the voters are moved to inactive status. They can still vote.”
This is a developing story.
