Voter Registration Modernization

VOTER REGISTRATION MODERNIZATION

The success of any election is utterly dependent on the resources and skills of our local and state-level election officials.

The strong turn out of 2008 was only possible because millions of new voters were added to the rolls at by diligent local officials.

It is critical coming out of this election that we recognize the enormous inefficiencies and problems that still exist within the current voter registration system.

Despite the efforts of third party groups, and the millions of dollars and the thousands of hours put in by local election administrators to process new forms, 25 percent of eligible voters were unable to participate on Election Day because they were not registered.

In order to allow all American citizens to claim their right to vote on Election Day we need a more effective and efficient system of registration.

We need to modernize our voter registration system to eliminate waste, cut costs, and ensure every citizen is registered to vote.

If you are a local or state
election official:

Please show your support for updating our nation’s registration system by adding your name to our growing list of supporters. Click here.

Thank you for lending your name to this effort!

Principles To Modernizing Our Registration System

• We support a general requirement that each state establish a program of affirmative voter registration to modernize the system.

• We support each state additionally establishing a program of permanent voter registration to continuously update the rolls.

• We support and realize that the prerogatives currently under our purview included in administering elections will remain intact.

• We support same-day balloting as a failsafe to other registration mechanisms.

• We support additional funding and resources to the state from the federal government to make affirmative registration, failsafe balloting, and permanent registration possible.