Now, electronic registration, the Brennan outfit is not connected to John Brennan but is also obviously a rotten commie type organization. Long but worth reading. People below 18 can register and supposedly not vote until then. The entire article is a blueprint of how to make it easy to steal elections in the guise of being modern, saving money and getting more people to vote.
This part is really funny:
“It gives citizens the choice to be electronically registered to vote at the same time they do business with a government office, such as apply for a driver’s license or state veterans’ benefits, by digitally transferring their voter registration information to the appropriate elections office. This eliminates errors caused by paper records, cleans up the voter rolls, and saves states money.”
Automatic Voter Registration and Modernization in the States
Brennan Center for Justice
Automatic voter registration is gaining traction quickly in the states. Since March 2015, fifteen states plus the District of Columbia have authorized the policy, which is now the gold standard of modernized registration. The reform builds on top of other modernizing reforms that brings voter registration to the 21st Century—which are increasingly commonplace across the country.
Already, 49 states and the District of Columbia—without fanfare or partisan wrangling—have moved forward with important elements of voter registration modernization. The important tenets of a modern registration system include electronic registration at DMVs, online registration, Election Day registration, portability, and preregistration. In addition to states that have already implemented these reforms, many legislatures have seen bills introduced to modernize their voter registration infrastructure. See here for voting bills under consideration across the country.
Below is an overview of the progress of voter registration modernization elements in states:
Electronic Registration
Electronic registration is a key building block of automatic registration. It gives citizens the choice to be electronically registered to vote at the same time they do business with a government office, such as apply for a driver’s license or state veterans’ benefits, by digitally transferring their voter registration information to the appropriate elections office. This eliminates errors caused by paper records, cleans up the voter rolls, and saves states money.
At least 36 states—Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia—plus the District of Columbia, currently or will soon have fully or substantially electronic voter registration at DMVs.
At least seven states—Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Washington—have, or soon will have, electronic registration at social service agencies in addition to the DMV.
Online Registration
Online registration is a key component of Voter Registration Modernization that allows voters to register—and to check and update their registration records—through a secure and accessible online portal.
39 states—Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin—plus the District of Columbia, currently or will soon offer online voter registration.
Portability
Once an eligible citizen is on a state’s voter rolls, she should remain registered and her records should move with her so long as she continues to reside in that state.
States can achieve portable registration through automatic address updates that capture voters who have moved, and through Election Day procedures that enable voters who have moved within the state to cast a ballot that counts. In total, 20 states currently or will soon have systems of portable registration that allow registered voters who move to cast valid ballots even if they do not update their registrations before Election Day.
16 states—California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming—plus the District of Columbia, currently or will soon permit Election Day registration, which allows voters to register or update their existing registration on Election Day.
In addition, 6 states—Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, and Utah—have systems of portable registration that allow registered voters who move to cast valid ballots even if they do not update their registrations before Election Day.
Election Day Correction
Eligible voters should have secure, fail-safe procedures to correct mistaken information at the polls. Even with the best and most modern list-building practices, some errors are inevitable and some voter registrations will fall through the cracks. No eligible American should lose the right to vote because of errors or omissions.
16 states—California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming—plus the District of Columbia, currently or will soon permit Election Day registration, which allows voters to register or update their existing registration on Election Day.
In addition, Maryland and North Carolina allow voters register or update their existing registration during the early voting period, but not on Election Day.
North Dakota has another fail-safe mechanism in place, as they do not have a registration requirement.
Preregistration
States with preregistration laws enable young people to register as future voters, even if they won’t turn 18 before the next Election Day. Voters are then automatically registered once they turn 18. Allowing future voters to preregister before they turn 18—for example, when they first get a driver’s license—is an important policy to ensure that every voter is registered and able to vote as soon as she is eligible.
16 states—California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, and Washington—plus the District of Columbia, allow or have enacted legislation allowing 16 or 17 year-olds to preregister to vote even if they won’t turn 18 before Election Day.
Every State That Has Modernized Registration Has Saved Money:
Modernization is a modest investment, and it will pay for itself, saving states millions of dollars a year.
Washington spent about $280,000 to implement electronic voter registration at DMVs and introduce online registration. The Secretary of State’s office saved approximately $176,000 in the first two years, and the counties saved even more.
Online registration cost Arizona less than $100,000, and automating DMV registrations cost only an additional $30,000.
In Maricopa County, Arizona (which includes Phoenix), processing a paper voter registration form costs 83¢, compared to an average of 3¢ for applications received electronically from the DMV or through the online system.
In 2008, Maricopa County saved data entry costs equivalent to the cost of eight full-time employees.
Delaware saved over $200,000 in the first year after improving its electronic voter registration system at DMVs.
Electronic Transmission of Voter Registrations Increases Registration Rates:
In Washington and Kansas, the number of voter registration transactions at DMVs doubled after the system became electronic.
In South Dakota, registration rates at the DMV increased about six times over after the state implemented electronic voter registration.
In Delaware, which implemented partial electronic voter registration at DMVs over a decade ago, 81% of all registrations come from DMVs, compared to 38% nationally.
Automatic Voter Registration and Other Modernizing Reforms Possible Now
The movement for automatic voter registration is thriving in the states, and other modernizing reforms continue to expand. State experiences show that voter registration modernization is feasible, cost-effective, and will save taxpayers millions of dollars each year.
And last but not least, click the link to see the map, and have a barf bag handy.
https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States
Center for Immigration Studies
Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States
October 26 2020
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