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A voter registration campaign or voter registration drive is an effort by a government authority, political party or other entity to register to vote persons otherwise entitled to vote. In some countries, voter registration is automatic, and is carried out by the government, so there is no need for organized efforts to register voters.
In 2023, National Voter Registration Day was celebrated on the 19th of September. [22] [23] [24] Governor Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that Pennsylvania has become the latest state to implement automatic voter registration. When a qualified citizen acquires a new or renewed drivers license or state ID, they will also be registered to vote.
In 2004, the Nu Mu Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity held a voter registration drive in DeKalb County, Georgia, from which Georgia secretary of state Cathy Cox (Dem.) rejected all 63 voter registration applications on the basis that the fraternity did not follow correct procedures, including obtaining specific pre-clearance from the ...
A lawsuit filed by the Georgia conference of the NAACP, the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda and the New Georgia Project had argued that damage and disruptions from Hurricane Helene unfairly deprived people of the opportunity to register. All three groups said they had to cancel voter registration activities last week.
A court in South Carolina extended that state’s registration deadline after Helene and courts in Georgia and Florida extended registration deadlines after 2016’s Hurricane Matthew. In North Carolina, which was more heavily impacted by Hurricane Helene, the registration deadline isn’t until Friday.
The Georgia Secretary of State’s office has launched a new web portal to allow voters to cancel their registration online. The site - cancelmyregistration.sos.ga.gov - lets voters who are moving ...
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (the "Motor Voter" law) required state governments to either provide uniform opt-in registration services through drivers' license registration centers, disability centers, schools, libraries, and mail-in registration, or to allow voter registration on Election Day, where voters can register at ...
Three civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, arguing that the Oct. 7 voter registration deadline should be extended in ...