NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Times reports that tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states, including Indiana.

The Times says its findings are based on reviews of state records and Social Security data. It says voters appear to have been purged by mistake, not because of any intentional violations by election officials or coordinated efforts by any party. The newspaper says some states are improperly using Social Security data to verify new voters' registration applications, and others may have broken rules that govern removing voters from the rolls within 90 days of a federal election.

Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita says the state's voter registration system is within the perimeters of state and federal law.

And Rokita spokesman Jim Gavin says no voters have been purged
from Indiana rolls this year. He says there has been a rise in the state's Social Security verification requests because a record 4.4 million people are registered to vote.

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