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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs Democrats take back the House, a new bill seeks to mandate national same-day voter registration
As Democrats take back the House, a new bill seeks to mandate national same-day voter registration
Studies have shown that same-day voter registration increases turnout by as much as seven percent.
Addy Baird
Jan 3, 2019, 12:00 pm
Voters across the country should be able to register to vote on Election Day, no matter where they live, according to new legislation being introduced in the House Thursday.
Right now, just 17 states and the District of Columbia allow same-day voter registration, and the bill, introduced by Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA), would mandate that the rest of the country join them.
High participation in our elections ensures representation that works for the people, not special interests, Brownley said in a statement to ThinkProgress before the bills introduction. Same-day voter registration is one of the most effective tools for increasing voter turnout, which means better representation for everyday Americans.
Brownleys bill, called the Same Day Registration Act of 2019, would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Each [s]tate shall permit any eligible individual on the day of a Federal election and on any day when voting, including early voting, is permitted for a Federal election to register to vote in such election, a draft of the bill text shared with ThinkProgress reads. Additionally, the bill would allow individuals already registered to vote to make same-day changes to their registration and cast their ballot.
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As Democrats take back the House, a new bill seeks to mandate national same-day voter registration (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jan 2019
OP
non-starter nor chance to move on and just another symbolic vote of nothingness liek GOp 100 tries
beachbum bob
Jan 2019
#1
what republican would embrace it? Nothing moves past the house unless Mitch mcConnel approves
beachbum bob
Jan 2019
#4
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)1. non-starter nor chance to move on and just another symbolic vote of nothingness liek GOp 100 tries
to repeal Obamacare in the house
babylonsister
(171,094 posts)3. Why a non-starter?
Ideally all politicians should embrace this.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)4. what republican would embrace it? Nothing moves past the house unless Mitch mcConnel approves
nothing moves past the Senate unless Trump approves
Clash City Rocker
(3,402 posts)5. Because Republicans are all about voter suppression
And they still control Congress.
Yes, all politicians should endorse this. Many will not.
pecosbob
(7,544 posts)2. K&R
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211619575
I think it important to emphasize over the next eighteen months who the adults are in DC and expose those who are the real obstructionists. Even if the bill dies in the Senate, which it likely will, it is extremely important to show voters that Dems have a plan to fix our broken electoral system and that Repubs want to take the vote away from anyone that won't vote R.
I think it important to emphasize over the next eighteen months who the adults are in DC and expose those who are the real obstructionists. Even if the bill dies in the Senate, which it likely will, it is extremely important to show voters that Dems have a plan to fix our broken electoral system and that Repubs want to take the vote away from anyone that won't vote R.