Here's how voter registration should work: You move, your registration moves with you. You turn 18, you're added to the voters logs. You pay taxes, get a license, sign up for state or federal benefits, and registration is automatic.
The US registers 68% of the voting age population. All but three nations studied register 91% or better. The US puts a burden of registration on the voter.
Kit Bond had a role in passing the Help Americans Vote Act of 2002. One facet of that act was the creation of statewide databases, which were set up to accommodate data sharing with other agencies and states. The system is already ready; Congress just needs to turn it on.
So after 7 years why has Congress refused to turn this system on? How many more issues could be resolved by this data being shared?
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