Ongoing maintenance knocks 200K+ off voter list in Missouri

MISSOURI - In "regular, extensive voter registration list maintenance," local election authorities across the state have removed over 200,000 names from records.

According to a spokesperson from the Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, just this year, officials have taken off over 207,000 names. More than 46,000 of those were names of deceased Missourians, and another 8,000 names were taken off due to felony convictions.

The City of St. Louis and St. Louis County combined made up for nearly 58,000 of names removed from voter rolls.

In exclusive data released to FOX 2 from the office, other reasons for voter registration removals included incomplete registrations, moving out of the state, request for removals, inactivity to delete NVRA, and more.

Maintenance in this list is ongoing, according to the office. All individuals are contacted for removals to be confirmed.

The updated lists come from a "commitment to ensure accurate, secure, and transparent voter rolls, reinforcing the state's position as a national leader in election integrity," according to a release.

There were 4,286,342 registered voters in the State of Missouri as of November 2022, according to the office.