State officials also announced plans to place
electronic voter registration terminals in all local DMV offices.
Cuomo, in an executive order, directed all state agencies to mail or provide
electronic voter registration forms to members of the public who have had contact with the agencies.
The tool's biggest drawback at launch is its reach; HelloVote is severely limited by state election laws surrounding
electronic voter registration.
Not exact matches
The state unveiled an online
voter -
registration system yesterday that allows New Yorkers to become
voters from their own computers, and eventually from new
electronic devices at Department of Motor Vehicles offices.
The mayor called on the state Legislature to pass broad voting and election reforms, including same - day
voter registration, early voting, «no excuse» absentee voting,
electronic poll books, consolidation of primary elections, reformatting ballots to make them more user - friendly, and pre-
registration of 16 - and 17 - year - olds.
He said additional reforms like automatic
voter registration, same - day
registration and use of
electronic poll books would help to increase participation.
He said: «Election Management Bodies in our sub-regions and beyond have deployed technology in one way or another to improve on the processes, administration and outcome of elections, ranging from training and capacity - building for electoral officials, promotion of inclusivity in the electoral process (youths, women, PWDs, IDPs and out - of - country / diaspora
voters), the biometric
registration of
voters, delineation of electoral constituencies, geo - referencing of existing as well as the creation of new polling units, establishment of robust
electronic databases, accreditation of
voters during elections, actual voting and the speedy and more accurate collation / transmission of results.
Voters would enter their information in an online portal or mobile app, which would then be printed onto a
registration form with an
electronic signature and delivered to the city Board of Elections.
Initiatives like automatic
voter registration,
electronic poll books, flexibility to change parties, and parolee voting rights are pivotal upgrades to our current system of elections administration that can not be ignored.