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Beyond The DMV: How integrating with major tech platforms can modernize American voter registration.

Imagine if tomorrow no one was registered to vote. How could we most quickly & efficiently rebuild the registration rolls nationwide?

Paperwork is boring, but necessary. And voter registration is paperwork.

Nearly 3 decades after the Motor Voter Act, fewer Americans than ever are driving personal vehicles, and thus interacting with the DMV. But numerous other crucial tasks require filing paperwork which includes our Personal Identifiable Information (PII). Nearly 195 million people file their taxes electronically, 40 million move to a new home address, and 20 million college students register for classes.

The act of registering to vote shouldn’t create an additional paperwork burden. We can build it into systems already being used. In 2020 for example, our partner Credit Karma integrated VoteAmerica’s tools into their user experience, driving nearly 600,000 users through our tools in less than 2 months.

And that’s just the start. It's time we adapt & innovate to modern life on an even larger scale.

Will be presenting this for the first time at Good Tech Fest 2022 [https://www.goodtechfest.com/good-tech-fest-2022].

Debra Cleaver

Voter registration is voter suppression

San Francisco, California, United States

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