DOES MOTOR VOTER REGISTER?
Motor Voter represents the most recent attempt to make voting easier by removing restrictions imposed in the early years of this century. Its promise is that it specifi cally targets those groups now least likely to be registered voters–the mobile, the young, the poor, and citizens of color–by linking registration to particular agencies with whom these groups deal. For example, although 89 percent of 25- to 29-year-olds have driver’s licenses, only 65 percent claim to be registered and 54 percent to be voters, according to a Department of Transportation study. In the course of a five-year driver’s license cycle, most citizens will have an opportu nity to get on the voting rolls. By extending mail-in registration to the 33 states where mail-in procedures did not exist before, Motor Voter facilitates opportunities for outreach by activist public officials such as the secretaries of state of Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, and New Mexico, plus advocacy groups such as First Vote, which coord
Related Questions
- I have a disability, where besides the Student Disability Services office may I go to register to vote or update my voter registration?
- When is the cut-off to make changes to my registration information or to register for the first time as a new voter?
- What are the specified offences that mean an applicant may not be accepted to register as a Motor Salvage Operator?
