On August 28, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed SB 1933, the bill to provide that any adult citizen known by the state government to exist is automatically registered. Persons who are automatically registered are then notified, and if they wish, they can remove themselves from the rolls. Last week, Governor Rauner had said he would sign it today.
This type of law is simpler to implement in states in which the voter registration form doesn’t ask applicants to choose a party. Illinois registration forms don’t ask the applicant to choose a party.
How soon before the usual suspect regimes have citizens of the world voting in USA/State/local elections ???
This should make validity rates on petitions go up in Illinois.
Did he give any reason for what took him so long to sign it. Seems pretty bizarre to wait this long.
That sounds good. More people registered and more people whose address on record with their state government matches the address they write on a petition.
Do any other states have automatic voter registration, and how has that affected petitioning in those states?