California investigators released a 113-page report Friday afternoon highlighting a range of issues with the state’s efforts to automatically register people to vote when they visit the Department of Motor Vehicles.Source: Are you confused by California DMV voter registration? You’re not alone, report finds...
Brandon Peters, the state party's voter protection program director, says he told Democratic activists at the state party's Leadership Blue 2019 meeting in June that they should assume another recount will occur in 2020.Source: 2020 election: Dems man up for recount; GOP looks to boost voter ranks...
A typo in the state’s automatic voter registration bill would have forced non-citizens to register despite their ineligibility — but lawmakers vowed it would be fixed.Source: Single typo in state bill would have automatically registered non-citizens to vote...
Governor Mills Signs Bill That Will Automatically Register Eligible Citizens at Designated State Agencies Unless They Opt Out Governor Janet Mills signed a bill into law yesterday making Maine the 16th state to adopt automatic voter registration (AVR).Source: Maine Becomes 16th State to Adopt Automatic Voter Registration...
California has launched few government projects with higher stakes than its ambitious 2018 program for registering millions of new voters at the Department of Motor Vehicles, an effort with the potential to shape elections for years to come.Source: California launched DMV voter registration system despite bugs and hackers...
Automatic voter registration is one step closer to becoming a reality for New Mexico residents after a bill was approved by state lawmakers this week, despite multiple Republican attempts to amend the proposal.Source: Automatic Voter Registration Moves Closer to Reality in Another State, Despite Repeated Republican Opposition...
As California prepared to launch its new Motor Voter program last year, top elections officials say they asked Secretary of State Alex Padilla to hold off on the roll-out.Source: Election officials said DMV wasn’t ready to launch Motor Voter. California went ahead anyway...
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it signed a settlement agreement with the State of California and County of Los Angeles under which they will begin the process of removing from their voter registration rolls as many as 1.Source: California and Los Angeles County to Remove 1.5 Million Inactive Voters from Voter Rolls – Settle Judicial Watch Federal...
There are two competing theories about how American elections fail to accurately capture the sentiment of the electorate. One theory, propagated by President Trump, holds that rampant voter fraud is committed by people unable to vote, swaying elections unfairly.Source: Americans see voter suppression as a bigger problem than voter fraud...
Facebook has announced in a briefing call its plans to push users for voter registration ahead of the US and Brazil elections. The company has partnered with TurboVote, the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute to monitor election meddling.Source: Facebook pushes voter registration drive, inks deals to monitor elections...
