Check Your Mail: 18K DeKalb Voters Received 'No-Contact' Notices

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — If you got a notice in the mail from DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections this week, it was not a mistake.

Georgia mailed out 185,000 "no-contact" notices to those who have not had any contact with the election system in the last five years, a Friday news release said — roughly 18,000 of which were DeKalb County residents. This is part of a statewide effort and is required by all elections offices.

Voters who receive these notices are encouraged to immediately update their voter registration information ahead of the 30-day deadline to prevent being listed as “inactive” in the state’s voter rolls. Inactive voters have all the rights and privileges of an active voter through the next two general elections in 2022 and 2024.

An inactive status will update to active if the voter participates in any voter registration or election activity in upcoming election cycles. If a voter remains inactive, then the voter will be canceled from the state’s voter registration roll and ineligible to vote beyond the 2024 general election.

“We know some of these individuals may have moved out of state or are no longer eligible to vote in Georgia,” DeKalb VRE Director Erica Hamilton said. “However, we also know there may be voters who just have not participated in a recent election. Voters who have not cast a ballot in the last five years and want to remain active in the system should immediately complete and return the notice to our office.”

To view the list in its entirety, visit the Georgia Secretary of State's website.

Check your registration status by visiting the My Voter Page at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov.

For more information, contact the DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Office at 404-298- 4020, visit DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections at www.dekalbvotes.com or visit the Georgia Secretary of State at www.sos.ga.gov.