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“Voter registration should be the mutual responsibility of citizens and their government. The government should not only facilitate registration; it should actively register adults who are eligible to vote as part of its responsibility to have accurate rolls. 100% voter registration should be the goal. Moreover, universal voter registration has the potential to bring together conservatives who are concerned about fraudulent voter registrations and liberals who are concerned about anemic political participation.”
http://www.fairvote.org/reforms/universal-voter-registration/why-universal-registration/

7 Ways to Universal Voter Registration

Use existing government databases to automatically register all citizens to vote.

Create a fail safe policy to ensure voters left off the rolls can register and vote on Election Day.

Set a uniform voter registration age of 16-years-old to systematically register youth. Tie this policy with a national “voting curriculum” in every high school.

Require U.S. citizens to register to vote when completing taxes or actively opt-out of the process.

Tie Post Office Change of Address forms to the voter registration database

Require state or local governments to send every residence a notice of those registered at that location. Residents may then make changes as needed and return the updated form.

Provide every U.S. citizen, upon birth or after naturalization, a voter registration number similar to a social security number to be used in all elections and activated when a voter turns 18.
http://www.fairvote.org/reforms/universal-voter-registration/7-ways-to-universal-voter-registration/

Alaska’s republican senators endorse automatic voter registration initiative

Brennan Center – Expanding Democracy: Voter Registration Around the World

Brennan Center – Automatic Voter Registration Passes Vermont Legislature with Sweeping Bipartisan Support

Brennan Center – Nearly 1 in 5 Americans May Soon Live in a State with Automatic Voter Registration

Connecticut Unveils First-of-its-Kind Automatic Voter Registration Plan

ABC News – 3 Countries Where It’s Easier To Vote Than the United States

Fair Vote – Center for Voting and Democracy – Why Universal Registration?

CNN – Clinton calls out GOP opponents by name on voting rights

The Atlantic – Under a first of its kind law, Oregon will mail a ballot to any citizen with a driver’s license

The American Prospect – More Than a Dozen States Eye Automatic Voter Registration

Huffington Post – 2016’s “Missing Voters” Can Be Found With Automatic Voter Registration

MSNBC – Chris Christie vetoes bill to make voting easier