State Board of Elections updating its voter list

The State Board of Elections has mailed address-confirmation forms to nearly 500,000 individuals in an effort to bring its voter list up to date.

Spokesman Gary Ellis said the confirmations are being mailed to people identified as having potentially changed residences.

Recipients are being asked to return the confirmation using self-addressed envelopes within 30 days of receipt. If a person is found to have moved out of state, that name is dropped from the state board's list.

-- Tyler Whitley