Demand Universal, Automatic Voter Registration
Presidential contender and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has a revolutionary idea: automatic, universal voter registration at age 18.
With one-quarter to one-third of eligible voters unregistered to vote and many more prevented from casting their ballots by archaic registration systems, automatic registration is an idea whose time has come.
Former Secretary Clinton's proposal has many benefits. According to elections expert Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law:
"Automatic, permanent registration as Clinton proposes would add up to 50 million to the rolls. It would cost less than today's paper-clogged system. And it would curb the potential for fraud. Amid rising political inequality and declining voter interest, this could give the ailing political system a much-needed jolt of citizen energy."
Help energize American democracy and ensure that the voice of the people is heard. Sign this petition and tell your Senators and Representative that you support automatic voter registration for eligible voters 18 and older.
Dear Decision Maker,
As a believer in American democracy, I strongly urge you to support efforts to establish automatic, universal voter registration for eligible citizens 18 and older.
Voter registration is shamefully low in the US and even eligible voters are routinely disenfranchised by archaic voter registration systems rife with errors. Inaccuracies in voter registration records can lead to long lines at the polls as patriotic Americans struggle to cast their vote. This discourages voting and distorts the democratic process.
Instead, we should move to a more modern, standardized voter registration process in which anyone who is eligible and wishes to cast their ballot can participate in choosing their elected officials without fear of being turned away at the polls.
[Your comments here]
Automatic, universal voter registration for any eligible citizen 18 or older is an idea whose time has come. I hope you will do everything in your power to see that it becomes a reality.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
