RELATING TO VOTING.
Summary
Requires that any person who is eligible to vote and applies for a new or renewal motor vehicle driver's license, provisional license, or instruction permit, or a new, renewal, or duplicate identification card be automatically registered to vote if that person is not already registered to vote unless the applicant affirmatively declines to be registered to vote. Authorizes access to and electronic transmission of databases maintained or operated by the counties or the department of transportation containing driver's license or identification card information to election officials and the statewide voter registration system. Effective 1/1/2022.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Last action Jan 25, 2021
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to TRS, JDC.
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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