Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Online voter registration is working well in Indiana, a state notorious for its fixation on voter fraud. Young people especially benefit and the registrations are far more accurate and easier for election officials to process than paper applications. A study by the Pew Center also shows that online registrants voted at a significantly higher rate in the 2008 election. Eight states (Arizona, Washington, Kansas, Oregon, Louisiana, Colorado, Utah and Indiana) are now saving money and offering more opportunity through online registration. Typically, voters must have a signature on file with the driver’s license agency, because a signature is required on all voter registration applications. Other information provided is matched with DMV records and the signature is checked when the registrant first signs in to vote. “It’s working out great so far,” says a Republican elections official in Indiana.