Registration as Close as Your Keyboard
The Internet has the potential to be an important tool to engage new voters, particular young people, and to make it easier for all voters to remain engaged in the process.
Online voter registration is a promising and forward-looking method for states to expand the options available to eligible citizens to register to vote.
As states increasingly add online voter registration to the mix, legislators should construct a system that maximizes the number of eligible citizens who can take advantage of the opportunity to register online and keep their information updated.
As online registration becomes more widely available, it will continue to increase the accuracy of the voter rolls, reduce costs, and bring more Americans into the electoral process.
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Fact Sheet: Online Voter Registration in the States
To date, 34 states allow individuals to register to vote completely electronically. Five states have passed legislation to enable online voter registration in the near future, and several states have pending online voter registration legislation. Read more
Letter to Wisconsin Senate Opposing Voter Registration Senate Bill 295
A coalition of civil rights groups submitted a letter to state legislators, urging them to vote against a bill that offered beneficial online registration, with a catch. Read more
Letter to Ohio House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee on SB 63
On January 19, 2016, The Ohio Fair Elections Network, a coalition of voting rights groups and advocates, submitted a letter to to Ohio House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee on 2016 online voter registration bill, SB 63. Read more
Legislative Threats and Opportunities: Fall 2015
In latest edition of our Threats and Opportunities series, Erin Ferns Lee examines the status of important election bills—harmful and helpful—that were introduced in 2015. Read more
Legislative Threats and Opportunities: Spring 2015
To date in 2015, lawmakers in 24 states have proposed at least 52 bills that threaten voting rights, while lawmakers in 36 states have proposed to improve election administration in some way... Read more
Model Bill: Online Voter Registration
This document provides a template for lawmakers and other interested parties to draft bills in support of online voter registration. Read more
Fact Sheet: Online Voter Registration
This fact sheet provides an overview on the benefits of Online Voter Registration, and addresses concerns that should be addressed when implementing such a system. Read more
Policy Paper: Online Voter Registration
This paper defines online voter registration and discusses its numerous benefits. In addition, it raises potential concerns with online voter registration, and provides recommendations for implementing it in a manner that maximizes its reach and does not create inequities as it solves other problems. Read more
Model Testimony: Online Voter Registration
This document provides a template for lawmakers and other interested parties to draft bills in support of online voter registration. Read more
Model Bill: Online Voter Registration
This document provides a template for lawmakers and other interested parties to draft bills in support of online voter registration. Read more