Greece completes historic voter roll cleanup

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Greece’s Interior Ministry has successfully completed a historic cleanup of the country’s electoral rolls, removing 441,042 names of voters who were deceased or living abroad without active tax records or valid Greek passports.

The initiative, which began in November 2023, aimed to improve the accuracy of electoral data, focusing on individuals aged 80 and older who met specific criteria, including being born before January 1, 1944, not filing tax returns, not receiving a pension, and lacking a valid passport.

The majority of the removals were individuals who had passed away, especially abroad, but whose names remained on the rolls due to a lack of official updates.

Regions with high historical emigration saw the largest removals, with Florina in the north leading the way, where 23.9% of its voter list was deleted.

The cleanup has also corrected the reported voter abstention rate from 46.26% in the 2023 elections to 43.7%, offering a more accurate reflection of voter participation.

This update is expected to benefit political analysts and pollsters, who will now work with more reliable data.

The effort was made possible by advancements in digital public registries and improved government database connectivity, spearheaded by the Ministry of Interior’s Digital Governance and Election Directorate under Theodoros Livanios.

While this marks the first large-scale voter roll cleanup in Greece’s history, officials stress the importance of continued updates to ensure electoral accuracy moving forward.

Source: Ekathimerini.

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