Independents On The Rise In State
More new voters register as independents
BY CURTIS KILLMAN World Staff Writer
Since state Election Board officials removed about 145,294 inactive voters from the rolls earlier this year, something odd has occurred.
The number of independent voters registering to vote since the purge has outpaced registrations of both the Republican and Democrat parties.
Independents have added 4,582 new voters to their ranks since the March purge, a World analysis of voter records indicates. Republicans have added 1,544 new voters.
Democrats, meanwhile, have seen their ranks shrink by 3,306 voters.
Officials both inside and outside the party machineries had differing views as to what might be the cause of the surge in independent, or unaffiliated voters.