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Election Day Registration
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Election Day Registration, also known as "same-day voter registration," permits eligible citizens to register and vote on Election Day. Election Day Registration significantly increases the opportunity for all citizens to cast a vote and participate in democracy.
Seven states have some form of Election Day Registration: Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Wyoming. (Montana enacting the practice for the first time in 2006). (Connecticut also has EDR, but only for presidential candidates.)
In the 2004 presidential election, states utilizing Election Day Registration turnout of voters was 12 percent higher than states that did not.[1]
Eligible citizens who are not found on the voting lists are asked to show a valid ID to a poll worker, who checks their ID, consults the registration list, and, if they are not registered, registers them on the spot. The people most likely to be affected are middle- and low-income voters, young people, and recent movers.
Demos.org Democracy Program: Election Day Registration
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