Action | 2015 Voter Registration Application Regulation and Form Update |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 8/3/2015 |
The new proposed instructions attempt to negate safeguards provided in the voter application. The first item to be checked on a voter application is citizenship. However, applications are NOT to be denied if it is LEFT BLANK! The box indicating a felony conviction also can be LEFT BLANK. Although the affirmation signed at the bottom attests that they meet the requirements for citizenship and the lack of a felony conviction, these new instructions effectively eliminate a double check that these requirements have been met. And why would an applicant leave blank the very first item on the application that asks if they are a citizen? You can see the potential for voter fraud, abuse and mistakes. Furthermore, the omission of the SSN prohibits registrars from checking to see if the applicant is a convicted felon.