Do you support Election Day Registration?

Six states have election day registration and North Dakota, doesn't have registration at all. Benefits: These states have an average of 10 percentage points more voters in election than all other states and ERD is the largest reason stated by the voters for the increase. There is a small amount of evidence that this decreases voter fraud for two reason: 1) registration on election day happens in person with an official 2) most states require some form of identification such as a local utility bill that was sent to their address or an ID. There is no evidence of voter fraud due to Election Day Registration Cons: In some states is has cost as much as 250 dollars more per voter precinct. Although in other states have experience no increased cost. Critics claim that this would lead to increased voter fraud. Again no evidence has ever shown this true, but has stopped adoption by many states source: PDF about voter fraud: http://www.demos-usa.org/pubs/EDR_-_Securing_the_Vote.pdf Correction: 8 states have election day registration. The source I used is a few years old.

Public Comments

1. Not at all. I believe that a person must be identified as a legal voter, and that just does not happen in 5 minutes.
2. the lieberals want it so they can get muchas illegals to vote for them before they can be checked out!!!!
3. No! If you can not bother to register in the allotted time, you do not deserve the vote. Also, the chance of fraud out weighs any reason for this!
4. In California they must vote using a provisional ballot. It is handled much like a mail in ballot. If the person's identety is confirmed, eligability to vote in that precinct etc. and making sure the person has not voted anywhere else in the same election.
5. I am not sure whether it is a good idea or not. What I would prefer is to change the way in which we register. Instead of registering Democrat or Republican or something else, we simply state that we wish the right to vote. That would allow open voting in the primaries: that is, irrespective of political beliefs or interests, an individual could vote for any party's ballot. California tried to do something similar to this a few years ago by passing an initiative to allow open primaries, where voters could ask for any ballot they wanted. It passed overwhelmingly, and unsurprisingly both the Dems and Reps joined together to have the law struck down. It is true that a system like this would break down the power of the two major parties--a good thing in my opinion. But if you want greater voter turnout--instead of voter enrollment--allow them the greatest freedoms at the polls.
6. Yes I do. I think it stops the two parties from getting rid of votes that they think are "fraudulent" and it is much easier for the voters to register on election day rather than go to a courthouse and register there. Our political system is so frocked with corruption, there has to be a better way to get candidates elected.
7. I think it greatly increases the potential for fraud.