Help pass automatic voter registration:

Today’s voter registration system is inefficient, costing taxpayers more than it should, and inaccurate, causing responsible voters to be turned away when they show up on Election Day. In the last presidential race, it’s estimated that over a million eligible voters nationwide tried to vote but were turned away because of registration problems.

The solution is simple. When any eligible voter interacts with the DMV or potentially another state agency, automatic voter registration uses modern-day electronics to send the necessary information to that voter’s local elections official, who reviews the electronic application and, if everything is in order, registers the individual to vote or updates their voter registration.

Will you stand up for commonsense election reforms and tell your representative to support automatic voter registration?

Subject: Please support automatic voter registration

Your Letter:

I urge you to support state legislation that would automatically register citizens in our state to vote when they interact with a government office.

Our voter registration processes are outdated, and as a result, people are being left out of our democracy. Election administration in most states is cumbersome and significantly more expensive than it should be. Local and county election offices spend at least one-third of their budgets on maintaining and updating voter registration records, in large part due to having to process paper applications. In 2016, we can do better.

California, Vermont, and Oregon have already taken the lead by updating their voter registration systems. In Oregon, for example, their system automatically registers all eligible citizens who have interacted with the DMV, using reliable information from the department's lists, unless they opt out. This reform has the potential to add millions of eligible voters to rolls across the country.

Please take action to support automatic voter registration in our state.

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