Corsicana —
About 100 possibly dead people in Navarro County have been sent letters, and they have until Tuesday to declare themselves alive or be stricken from the voting rolls.
Mary Smith, who lives out near Retreat, responded quickly.
“I’m very much alive,” she said Thursday, sounding a little amused by the situation. “Healthy as a horse. I’m 86 years old and I have no problems. I always vote.”
The list came from the state, which compared Social Security lists of deceased taxpayers with voter lists and came up with thousands of potential matches. Counties were required to send out the letters or risk their elections funding.
The requirement has stirred up some controversy statewide because some counties have refused to comply, and at least one group has sued the state over what it sees as an attempt to stop registered voters from going to the polls.
Two different kinds of letters were sent out, the possibles and the probables, otherwise known as a weak match and a strong match.
“We’ve sent them all letters,” said Danda Parker, elections administrator for Navarro County.
“The weak match people are supposed to send back a letter saying ‘I’m alive,’” Parker said. “If they don’t respond, the people who are still alive will be canceled from the roll.”
The letters have also sparked anger in some voters.
“People are thinking it’s voter fraud, or a specific (political) party doing it, and that’s not the case,” Parker said. “It’s just the state trying to clean up the rolls, and make sure there aren’t any deceased people on there.”
People could mail back the form, or call the office at (903) 875-3332, to be taken off the “possibly dead” list.
Mary Smith said she wasn’t angry about the letter, she just sent back the form saying she was alive.
Parker urges anyone who has received a letter to contact her office at the courthouse by Tuesday in order to remain on the voter roles.
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