THURSDAY, APRIL 5
PROGRAM # 8301 12:00 PM PT
Automatic Voter Registration Vs. Voter Crosschecks.
In hopes of increasing voter participation, Washington State will now require the state Department of Licenses to automatically register citizens to vote when they apply for driver’s licenses. The West Coast state is also approving Same Day Voter Registration and allows local governments to change their election systems to single-member districts. In contrast, Kansas and other conservative states warn against mass fraud and take measures to purge voters through interstate crosscheck programs, while Kansas proof of citizenship law to register to vote, one of the strictest in the country, is on federal trial. An analyst also comments on the case of an African-American mother from Texas who is facing five years in prison for voting while on probation.
Guests: David Morales, Vice-Chair, Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs, Yakima, WA; Lydia Camarillo, Vice President, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, San Antonio, TX.
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