Automatic Voter Registration This is a process by which the government, rather than the individual, takes the initiative to register eligible voters to vote. Agencies use the information they already collect during the course of transactions with citizens and transfer it electronically to the chief elections official. Elections officials verify and include the citizen on the voter registration list, while allowing the voter the opportunity to opt out of the process if they so choose. State Approaches to Expanding Voter Registration Rolls Since Oregon’s automatic registration law passed in March of 2015, California, West Virginia, Vermont, and Connecticut have followed suit. Whether the service is offered just through departments of motor vehicles, as is the case in both Oregon and California, or through other social services agencies as well, automatic voter registration makes the voter registration process more accurate and efficient. It has the capacity to include hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of new registrants in our political process, as well as automatically update Americans’ voter registration information. Modernization provisions should also include measures to protect those who are put on the list mistakenly by government officials and ensure privacy is respected and individuals have the ability to opt-out of registration. Oregon In March 2015, Oregon became the first state to automatically register eligible citizens to vote when they request or renew a driver’s license through the DMV. The Secretary of State's office sends new registrants a card telling them they will be added to the voter rolls if they do not opt out within 21 days. The burden of registration shifts from the individual to the state, resulting in an average of 15,375 voters a month joining the rolls after being automatically added in the past year. Learn more about Oregon's New Motor Voter Act here: http://oregonsosblog.us/2016/05/oregon-motor-voter-adds-50000-new-voters-rolls/ California California became the second state to pass AVR legislation. A key difference involves the timing of the “opt-out” choice. Unlike Oregon’s law, which has no questions about voter registration at the DMV, in California, people will be asked to affirm their eligibility to vote and, if they choose, opt out of registering at that time. Information about anyone who does not opt out of registration will transfer electronically from the DMV to the Secretary of State’s office. The Secretary of State then verifies new voters' citizenship and adds them to the voter rolls. California estimates that the state has 6.6 million eligible but unregistered voters. Connecticut In May 2016, Connecticut became the fifth state to institute automatic voter registration, although unlike Oregon, California, West Virginia, and Vermont, Connecticut will implement

its modernization program administratively, rather than passing a law. Secretary of State Denise Merrill worked with Connecticut's DMV to establish a system for sharing data to register new voters when they interact with the DMV. Sec. Merrill estimates that the system will add approximately 400,000 new voters to the voting rolls. West Virginia In West Virginia’s Republican-controlled legislature, lawmakers from both sides created a compromise bill that combined a moderate voter-ID law that accepts student IDs, bank statements, health insurance cards, and utility bills favored by Republicans with an AVR system proposed by Democrats. The legislation was signed into law in April 2016. Vermont Just two weeks after West Virginia, Vermont became the fourth state to automatically register voters who apply for a driver’s license or state ID. The legislation passed with bipartisan and near unanimous support through the Vermont House and Senate. While the law will not take effect until after the 2016 elections, state officials estimate that it could add 30,000 to 50,000 voters to the state’s rolls. For more information, contact us here: Democracy Initiative Education Fund 50 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 Email: [email protected] Phone: 202.567.6101 www.dieducationfund.org

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