Received this e-mail today from former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D. WI) on behalf of his PAC, LegitAction:
Friend,
We automatically register eligible Americans for the draft when they turn 18. Shouldn’t we automatically register eligible Americans to vote, too?
Well, that’s why Senator Amy Klobuchar just introduced the Register America to Vote Act. This new bill would work hand in hand with the other bills Congress is already considering to automatically register folks to vote or update their registration whenever they update their information with a federal agency.
Thousands of Legit members have already stepped forward to tell Congress to support automatic voter registration. But with less than a year until the general election, we need to keep building momentum now.
Sign LegitAction’s petition now. Urge members of Congress to support automatic voter registration and get more people participating in elections.
Automatic voter registration (AVR) improves democratic legitimacy by increasing the number of people who participate in elections.
When Oregon adopted a statewide AVR law in 2015, it provided an incredible boost to participation in 2016. Hundreds of thousands of people cast ballots for the first time.
Now other states like Massachusetts are considering AVR too, because AVR is also cheaper and less error-prone than the current paper process. And AVR would clean up existing voter rolls and reduce the potential for phony voter roll purges and other shady efforts at disenfranchisement.
With Congress now considering bills to automate ever more of our voter registration process, we need to expand our show of support for the sake of democratic legitimacy.
Urge members of Congress to support automatic voter registration for the sake of democratic legitimacy. Sign the petition today.
Automatic voter registration is a simple and effective way to improve accessibility to the ballot and strengthen our democracy. It’s up to us to push Congress to modernize our outdated electoral system.
Thank you for standing up for our democratic legitimacy today,
Russ Feingold
LegitAction
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