The active registered voters with the Florida Democratic Party fell by 467,337 voters or nearly 10 percent. The active registered voters with the Republican Part of Florida decreased by 153,369 or approximately three percent.
The overall number of voters purged from the rolls is likely to increase after Decembers data is collected, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, due to routine list maintenance.
However, the decline in registered voters is concerning to some heading into this years election season as people brace for a highly contentious presidential race and hot-button issues like abortion are expected to be on the state ballot.
With the passage of Amendment 4 - Voting Rights Restoration from 2018, there’s been a continuous back-and-forth between the state and former convicts, as they attempt to use their newly constitutional right to register.
So it could be them trying to purge the rolls of anyone they’ve flagged as a felon voter that the state refuses to acknowledge as re-enfranchised. There’s also been a number of efforts to reform election law and tighten who can vote. So they maybe purging old mail-in ballot voters under the S.B. 90 bill.