How To Register To Vote Act

If you re in one of the 12 states that don t offer online voter registration you can get a voter registration.

How to register to vote act. Register using a paper form in england wales and. To register to vote. In several states you can also register to vote online. This is available for 40 states plus the district of columbia. Citizen and provide the last four digits of your social security.

Visit vote gov to register to vote. Fill out a voter registration application form. Social media companies have pledged to encourage users to register to vote. Traditionally voter registration took place at government offices but the federal national voter registration act of 1993 which came into effect on january 1 1995 simplified registration. Congress passed the national voter registration act nvra also commonly known as the motor voter act in 1993 with the express purpose of making it easier for american citizens to register to vote and to maintain their voter s registration.

You can fill it out onscreen and print the completed form or print the blank form and fill it out by hand. If your registration is accepted you will get a voter registration card in the mail. Register using a paper form. Download the national mail voter registration form. Bring id and your birth certificate or passport to prove that you are a u s.

Your county voter registration office reviews the form. The voter registration card will show your name address party affiliation and the address where you will vote. If you don t have access to a computer you can pick up a registration form at many government offices such as the post office your local dmv or a public library. This act will also require the secretary of state to train city and town clerks on the laws relevant to this act. On voter registration day you may have noticed calls to action in your social accounts.

To vote in the election you will need to complete your voter registration by september 14 2020. Upon request a correctional facility shall provide voter absentee ballot applications to eligible voters within the custody of the facility. A correctional facility shall be a designated agency for the registration of voters. The act requires state governments to provide opt in registration services through drivers license registration centers disability centers schools libraries as well as providing for mail in registration. To register you must visit the junta de inscripción permanente jip office in your municipality.