Voter Registration Should Be Automatic
The problems arose because our old system of state-by-state registration rules — some of which appear designed for a mail system via pony express — is outmoded and frankly retains vestiges of our racist past. We need to follow the lead of at least 24 other countries and adopt a system of automatic and permanent voter registration. Full Story »
Posted by Mike LaBonte
I am a Registrar of Voters, and agree that universal registration would be good. But the real argument is the privacy issue. Universal registration in other countries requires either a universal ID card, or the government must always know every citizen's current address. In the U.S., neither of these ideas is tolerated.