Carson City voter rolls drop by 1,986
Carson City voter rolls drop by 1,986By GEOFF DORNAN gdornan@nevadaappeal.com The total number of active voters registered in Nevada grew in almost every county from September to October.But those increases were nearly wiped out by a 1,986 voter decrease in Carson City, which moved that many names from the active to inactive voter list.Carson elections division chief Sue Merriwether said the voters were moved to inactive because they didn't return postcards or other mail from elections asking them to confirm they are still a Carson resident.Merriwether said cleaning up the voter rolls saves the city money because those listed as inactive won't get a sample ballot next year."Printing the sample ballots has gotten very expensive," she said. "And we want to encourage people to keep their addresses up-to-date with us. It makes it much easier at election time."The action reduced total registration in the capital district to 24,716 in October. Voters on the inactive list can still vote in next year's elections if th