California DMV target of a suit over voter registration

[PoliticAverse]

Voting-rights advocates are threatening to sue California — which has one of the nation’s lowest voter-registration rates — unless the state starts complying with a 20-year-old federal law that requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to make it easy for people to sign up to vote when they apply for a driver’s license or identification card.

The state’s top elections official says he won’t stand in the advocates’ way.

“We’ll use this as a fire under the seat of DMV officials and see if we can’t get action sooner rather than later,” Secretary of State Alex Padilla, who took office last month, said Thursday after receiving notice of the proposed lawsuit.

Organizations that include the League of Women Voters and California Common Cause said they would go to federal court in 90 days to require the state to live up to the National Voter Registration Act. Also known as the “motor voter” law, the act was intended to make state motor vehicle offices one-stop shops for would-be drivers and voters.

Read the rest at: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/California-DMV-target-of-a-suit-over-voter-6066935.php

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. Outstanding, where else can this be done?

[Politicalboi]

2. I've been asked if I want to register

And have seen signs posted to register to vote. What more can they do? Fill out your forms.

[NBachers]

3. Any recent DMV visits I've had recently featured plenty of information about registering to vote.

[petronius]

4. Interesting - I didn't know the DMV was supposed to be providing address change

info to the registrar as well. I do update my info when I move, but that would be a real problem for someone who was aware that DMV is supposed to do it, if it didn't happen...