Thousands removed from Georgia’s voter rolls reregistered after Kamala Harris’ rally in Atlanta

More than 40,000 people have filled out paperwork to regain eligibility to vote on Election Day in November.

Georgia voter stickers are shown at the Roswell Library on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

Updated Oct 1, 2024

Stanlecia Johnson, 48, registered to vote when she turned 18 years old, but she almost immediately lost the right when she was convicted of a felony around the same time.

She did not vote for 30 years. But after registering again last month, Johnson plans to vote in Fulton County in November.

Johnson is one of over 40,000 voters who have reregistered this year ahead of Georgia’s deadline Monday. Most of them last updated their registration after Vice President Kamala Harris joined the race, with roughly 25% doing so on the day of her July rally in Atlanta, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of the state’s voter roll.

“She seems like a strong woman,” Johnson said. “It seems like she’s for the people, for my people, regular people.”

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