Voter Registration in a Digital Age: 2015 Update

America's outdated voter registration system needs improvement. As technology has advanced, a growing number of states are using 21st century methods. The Brennan Center spent the last two years examining modern voter registration systems --- determining how they work, why they're benefici...

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Published in:Policy File 2015
Main Authors: Maluk, Holly, Perez, Myrna, Zhou, Lucy
Format: Report
Language:English
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Brennan Center for Justice
Elections
Government
Information technology
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Summary:America's outdated voter registration system needs improvement. As technology has advanced, a growing number of states are using 21st century methods. The Brennan Center spent the last two years examining modern voter registration systems --- determining how they work, why they're beneficial, and how states implement them. This report highlights experiences from the 38 states using electronic and/or online registration. Modernization boosts registration rates, increases voter roll accuracy, and saves money, the study found. Exciting new developments in 2015, like automatic voter registration, have the potential to take these improvements even further. Other states should embrace these systems without delay.