The bill, which passed the state Legislature last week and is now before Gov. Gavin Newsom, would automatically register people at the DMV. Under current so-called motor-voter laws, people can opt-out of voter registration at the DMV.
The Hillcrest DMV field office is seen on Oct. 4, 2023. This is one of the places people can register to vote under motor voter laws.
Advocates say SB 299, which is now before Gov. Gavin Newsom, would especially impact young people and predominantly Black, Latino and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Amendments to California’s motor-voter law in 2015 got the state closer to an automatic system, but it still allowed DMV customers to “opt out” of registering.“Actually 50% of people who are presented with this question — do you want to register to vote — during their transaction, 50% of people actually declined,” Fang said.The bill aims to reduce that percentage through technology, allowing the agency to check whether a person is eligible to be registered.
“A lot of states have successfully implemented this and they have found that it does especially benefit, added 2 to 3% increase,” Wray-Lake said.Brittany Stonesifer of the ACLU pointed to a possible scenario in which an immigrant or noncitizen were to be accidentally registered. It would feed unfounded fears of voter fraud and put them at risk, she said.
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