The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles»
online voter registration system processed more than 214,000 applications during the first two weeks of October.
«Once again, New York's
archaic voter registration system has highlighted dramatic shortcomings in the administration of elections across the state,» the New York Public Interest Research Group said in a statement, calling for automatic voter registration and same - day voter registration.
The Intercept's reporting reveals new details behind the conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies that Russian intelligence services were seeking to infiltrate
state voter registration systems as part of a broader effort to interfere in the election, discredit Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and help then Republican candidate Donald Trump win the election.
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Michael Haas said Homeland Security told 21 states that «Russian government cyber actors» targeted their state
voter registration systems in 2016.
Lucas Almonte, legislative director for the CUNY University Student Senate said, «New York's paper -
based voter registration system disadvantages young voters, particularly at a place like CUNY where many students do not have a DMV id.
«It was the governor who unilaterally put into place New York's first
online voter registration system and has repeatedly advanced additional voting reforms,» Rich Azzopardi, the governor's senior deputy communications director, said in an email.
As New York surveyed the damage on Wednesday, there came calls for state lawmakers to change the state's «
archaic voter registration system» to address potential further disenfranchisement in the democratic process for some citizens.
Additionally, the DMV's
voter registration system is not entirely paperless, as paper forms are still exchanged between the DMV and the State Board of Elections, meaning the administrative process is still paper - based, which runs the risk of losing forms or data entry errors from processing hand - written applications.
As New York surveyed the damage, there came calls for state lawmakers to change the state's «archaic
voter registration system» to address potential further disenfranchisement in the democratic process for some citizens.
Beyond potentially undermining voters» faith in our electoral system, these claims distract from a very real issue: New York's
voter registration system is badly in need of modernization.
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled an extensive voting reform package Wednesday that aims to streamline New York's
voter registration system, boost voter participation and increase voter turnout.
As the deadline to register to vote in New York state's presidential primary nears, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday an unprecedented surge in voter registration through the state's online
voter registration system.
Between March 10 and March 20, more than 40,883 people registered to vote through New York state's online
voter registration system.
MyDMV, New York state's online
voter registration system, processed more than 40,883 voter registration applications within a 10 - day period between March 10 and March 20, according to a press release from Cuomo's office.
«Once again, New York's archaic
voter registration system has highlighted dramatic shortcomings in the administration of elections across the state,» Horner said.
The bill — the Voter Registration Modernization Act — would create a national online
voter registration system, requiring all states to allow eligible voters to register online and update their information electronically, according to Gillibrand's office.
Oregon has implemented an online
voter registration system.
New York has implemented an online
voter registration system.
Armed with personal information obtained through legitimate or illegitimate sources, hackers could know enough to impersonate voters and change key information using online
voter registration systems.
May 17, 2018 • An attack earlier this month in Tennessee highlights the fact that public facing results websites offer attackers a much easier target than ballots or
voter registration systems.
These services included motor vehicle title and registration and
voter registration systems.