Election System Needs Fixed

Voter Registration in Today's Democracy: Barriers and Opportunities

Despite the clear requirements of the NVRA, states often seek to circumvent their voter registration obligations by failing to consistently provide voter registration or limiting voter registration during in-person transactions, even as interactions with government agencies increasingly take place online. For example, states restrict and burden voter registration drives by requiring those conducting voter registration, most of whom are volunteers, to be designated as a "deputy voter registrar." Unfortunately, some are seeking to exploit the voter registration process to make voting even more difficult for those least likely to engage by adding more requirements to voter registration or by recklessly removing potential voters from the voter rolls. As further voter registration modernization efforts continue, we must seek ways to make voter registration more accessible but also safe for those who are not yet eligible to vote.

Citation: Minnis, Terry Ao, and Niyati Shah. “Voter Registration in Today’s Democracy: Barriers and Opportunities.” Human Rights, vol. 45, no. 1, Jan. 2020, pp. 2–5. EBSCOhost, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=141992925&site=ehost-live.