Committee considers Secretary of State proposal to codify DMV automatic voter registration with citizenship attestation
The secretary of state's office asked for conforming statutory language for current DMV practice to auto-register or reregister an applicant unless they opt out, and to require either an applicant's attestation of U.S. citizenship or DMV proof of citizenship for automatic registration.
The full story
The committee reviewed a secretary of state proposal to change statutory language so that Department of Motor Vehicles interactions automatically register or reregister applicants to vote unless the applicant opts out, but only where the applicant attests to U.S. citizenship or the DMV has proof of citizenship on file.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in