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Senate advances substitute to make DMV voter registration opt‑out and add affiliation option

Utah State Senate · February 27, 2018
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Summary

Senate substitute to SB 112 would change voter registration at the DMV from opt‑in to opt‑out, add an option to record party affiliation at the point of registration and provide privacy protections for registrants who request non‑disclosure. County clerks supported the change as a streamlining measure.

Senators on the floor adopted a first substitute to SB 112 that changes the DMV voter‑registration process from an opt‑in model to an opt‑out model and permits registrants to select party affiliation when they register at the DMV.

Senator Henderson, who moved the substitute, said the change "will streamline the process between the DMV and the voter…

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