Amends existing law to provide for the Motor Voter Act, to provide for registration of eligible electors at driver's licensing offices and to provide that the Division of Motor Vehicles shall forward registration applications to the office of the county clerk.
VOTER REGISTRATION -- Amends existing law to provide for the Motor Voter Act, to provide for registration of eligible electors at driver's licensing offices and to provide that the Division of Motor Vehicles shall forward registration applications to the office of the county clerk.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The legislation will provide for the automatic registration of eligible citizens to vote at the same time that they apply for or renew a driver's license or state issued identification, unless they opt out of being registered tovoteatthattime. Theactofvoting-beingabletoelectourleadersandsetourcourseasastateandanation - defines the United States at home and abroad. This legislation aims to facilitate the exercise of this basic right for thousands of eligible citizens who are unregistered or have outdated registrations due to relocation.
LATEST ACTION
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