Same Day Voter Registration.

Minnesota has same day voter registration and it works very well.  If people decide they want to vote at the last minute, they can.  It makes voting accessible to the people and this is of critical importance.

Democratic Congressman Sabo has introduced the Same Day Voter Registration Act of 2005.  The purpose of this bill is to to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election.

The bill is not complicated.  It is a simple, straight forward bill that I see as one small step in voter reform.  I have written other diaries on voter reform because the issue means a lot to me.  

I absolutely do not want another election stolen from the Democratic Party. Progessives need to unite on voter reform or we will continue to lose elections.  

•  Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act

  This bill is to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper record or hard copy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.

  Many Congressman are supporting it.
  Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DICKS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FARR, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. KIND, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. LEE, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. NADLER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. WU, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SABO, Mr. COOPER, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. OBEY, Mr. CASE, Mr. CLAY, and Ms. MCKINNEY)  

  Let's help get this bill noticed, too!

   

  by Boppy on Wed Feb 16, 2005 at 02:21:04 PM PDT

•  Thanks

  Thanks for letting us know about this.  Utah has a bill being discussed in committee tomorrow.

  See Democracy for Utah for more information.

  -Bob

  by Mormon for Democracy on Wed Feb 16, 2005 at 04:54:05 PM PDT