Allowing citizens to register to vote on Election Day is a smart idea
that boosts turnout and makes things easier for the most mobile
Americans. It has been tested for problems for decades in the pioneering
states of Maine, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Fraud is almost non-existent
and implementation costs are minimal. And Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and
Jon Tester (D-MT) want it to be a nationwide practice. To that end they
have reintroduced the
Same Day Registration Act, an amendment to the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Jordain Carney
reports:
“The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy,"
[Klobuchar] said in a statement. "We should be doing everything we can
to foster this right."
Tester added that the legislation could help combat "voter disenfranchisement."
"States that continue to deny folks access to the polls on Election
Day are fueling voter disenfranchisement,” Tester said. “Voting is a
cornerstone of our democracy and we should make every effort to increase
voter participation and allow more folks to have a say in their
representation.”
Quite right. We
should make every effort. Not allowing people to register to vote on Election Day suppresses turnout.
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