25 million Black and brown voters are missing or incorrectly listed in U.S. voter databases

(WI photo) & & & An eye-opening report titled& “Surfacing Missing Voters: Addressing Data Systems, Tools, and Engagement Models that Invisibilize Black and Brown Communities”& has unveiled a concerning reality.& According to the report,& authored by Miriam McKinney Gray for the Democracy & Power Innovation Fund& (DPI), nearly 25 million Black and Latino eligible voters are effectively absent from voter databases, making them virtually unreachable by traditional outreach methods.& The revelation is crucial as America heads toward the all-important November general election between Democratic incumbent Joe Biden and the twice-impeached and four-times indicted former president Donald Trump. & Drawing from U.S. Census data and a recent Stanford study, the report estimated that approximately 24.76 million Black and Latino voters are either missing or inaccurately listed in databases sold by vendors. The disparities revealed in the report are stark, with 40% of Black and Latino individuals missing from voter outreach efforts, compared to only 18% of their white counterparts. The paper-thin margins seen in recent crucial races serve as evidence that such glaring disparities in representation could significantly impact the results of future elections.& During the 2020 election, Biden beat Trump in the popular vote by approximately 81.2 million to 74.2...