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IN HB1151
Bill
Status
1/7/2016
Primary Sponsor
Melanie Wright
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AI Summary
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Motor vehicle license and identification card applications automatically serve as voter registration applications unless applicants expressly decline to register to vote on the form.
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Voters become registered when the county voter registration office determines they appear eligible to vote at the address provided on their application, eliminating a previous seven-day pending period.
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County voter registration offices must mark voters as "inactive" if the registration notice is returned by the United States Postal Service due to an unknown or insufficient address.
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Applicants who do not select a registration option on the form are automatically considered to have chosen to register to vote and meet eligibility requirements.
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Changes to driver's license addresses automatically update voter registration unless applicants indicate in writing that the address change is not for voter registration purposes.
Legislative Description
Voter registration. Provides that an application to obtain or renew a motor vehicle driver's license or permit or an identification card serves as a voter registration application unless the applicant expressly declines on the application to register to vote. Provides that a voter becomes registered to vote when the county voter registration office determines the voter appears to be eligible to vote at the address on the voter's voter registration application. Requires a county voter registration office to note that a voter is in inactive status if the notice of voter registration is returned by the United States Postal Service
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
1/7/2016