America's 'zombie voter' problem: By the numbers

Nevadans register before voting in February&#039;s GOP presidential caucuses: Some 2.8 million Americans are registered in more than one state, and nearly 69,000 are registered in three states.

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last updated 8 January 2015

The nation's voter-registration system is a wreck, according to a new report from the Pew Center on the States. Millions of invalid registrations remain on the books, including an "army of (potential) zombie voters" who remained registered long after they died. "Voter registration is the gateway to participating in our democracy," but the country's "antiquated, paper-based systems are plagued with errors and inefficiencies," says Pew's David Becker. "These problems waste taxpayer dollars, undermine voter confidence, and fuel partisan disputes over the integrity of our elections." Here, a look at the problem, by the numbers:

1.8 million