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IN SB0349
Bill
AI Summary
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Driver's license, permit, or identification card applications automatically serve as voter registration applications unless the applicant expressly declines to register by selecting an opt-out option on the form.
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Applicants who do not select either the "register to vote" or "decline to register" option will be automatically registered to vote under the new default opt-in system.
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Voter registration becomes effective when the county voter registration office determines eligibility and the applicant receives notice of that determination.
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Voters are placed in inactive status (rather than denied registration) if the registration notice is returned by USPS due to unknown or insufficient address.
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Eliminates the 7-day pending period for voter registration applications and removes the requirement to transmit paper copies of applications to county voter registration offices (electronic transmission only).
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: (1) the county voter registration office determines the voter appears to be eligible to vote at the address on the voter's voter registration application; and (2) the voter receives notice of this determination. 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 due to an unknown or insufficient address. Eliminates the seven day period during which a voter's voter registration application is considered pending. Removes a requirement for transmission of a paper copy of the voter's application to the county voter registration office.
Last Action
Senator Stoops added as coauthor
1/31/2019