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Four Year No Activity Cards
Our office recently conducted its annual four year no activity mailing, as required under the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 ("Motor Voter"). Since Motor Voter passed,
voter registrations cannot be cancelled simply because a person did not vote.
Instead, preliminary and final cancellation are based on mail that is returned
to our office as undeliverable.
This year's mailing was sent to voters
who have shown no activity in four years. "Activity" includes:
- Voting in any election
- Registering or re-registering to vote
- Updating your address or any other information
- Requesting a new voter card
A postage-paid reply card is sent to your address, as indicated on our voter
registration files.
Our office will also send notices to voters who have
reported an address change to the U.S. Postal Service.
If you receive a four year no activity card and the address is correct:
Check the box marked "I am the person named above and I still live at
the address listed above." Sign the card and return it to our
office. You will be sent a new voter card, and this will show up as
activity on your voter registration record.
If you receive a four year no activity card and the address is incorrect:
Check the box marked "I am the person named above but I no longer live
at the address listed." Fill in your new street address and sign
the card.
If your new address is inside Johnson County, your voter registration
record will be updated and you will receive a new voter card. This
will show up as activity on your voter registration record.
If your new address is outside Johnson County, your Johnson County voter
registration will be cancelled. This does not register you to vote
in your new community. You will need to contact your local voter
registration office to register if you have not yet done so.
If a four year no activity card is returned to our office as undeliverable
by the Postal Service:
 Your voter registration record will be placed on inactive
status. This is a preliminary step to cancellation of your record.
Voters whose cards are returned to our office in this year's mailing will remain
on inactive status for two general elections (2010 and 2012). Voters who are
inactivated in this year's mailing and do not re-register will be
cancelled after the 2012 presidential election.
What if I get a card at my house for someone who no longer lives here?
Check the box marked "The person to whom this card is addressed does not live
at this address" and sign the card. The person will be placed on inactive
status. If you know the person or they are a family member, you may wish
to contact the person and ask them to contact our office. We cannot cancel a
voter's record without the voter's own signature, unless:
- we receive notice from another jurisdiction that the voter has
registered there;
- we receive notice that the voter has died or been convicted of a felony;
or
- the voter has been inactive through two general elections.
Our office also, as required by law, has mailed letters to voters who have
recently been cancelled after being inactive through two general elections (2006
and 2008). If you receive one of these letters for someone who is no longer at
your address, you do not need to take any additional action.
Please contact our office with any questions.
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