If I don't vote in an election, is my registration invalidated?

If I don't vote in an election, is my registration invalidated?

Thea Brodkin (Voter Service Chair) gives expert video advice on: If I don't vote in an election, is my registration invalidated?; Will my ballot be invalidated if I don't vote for every office?; Will my vote be counted if I don't register with a party? and more...

The rules are that, and I suppose that every state has their own rules, if you miss two federal elections or big statewide elections, which are every four years, if you miss them you're not removed from the voting rolls. What happens is they send you a card to see if you're still at the address. If somebody sends that card and says no longer at this address, they put you in what they call an inactive file. That doesn't mean you're not on the rolls, it means you're inactive. It they will not send you your sample ballot, but you can still show up at the polls and vote and say "oh, yeah, I'm still here." But there's a check. You have to miss two big elections to even get that check postcard out.