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    31 states plus the District of Columbia offer online voter registration

    ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION


    3/17/2016

    As of March 17, 2016 a total of 31 states plus the District of Columbia offer online registration, and another three states have passed legislation to create online voter registration systems, but have not yet implemented them. See the table below for details.

    Online voter registration systems supplement the traditional paper-based process, by which new voters fill out a paper form that is submitted to election officials, who confirm the registration is valid and enter the information from the paper application into the registration system.


    Online voter registration follows essentially the same process, but instead of filling out a paper application, the voter fills out a form via an Internet site, and that paperless form is submitted electronically to election officials. In most states the application is reviewed electronically; if the request is confirmed to be valid, the new registration is added to the state’s voter registration list.


    That validation step is done by comparing the information on the online registration form against the information provided by the same individual when he or she received a driver’s license or other state-issued identification card.

    The signature already on record with the state becomes the signature on record for voting.

    When the information does not a match, the application is sent to officials for further review or action.


    In most states, online voter registration systems work for people who have state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards, although a few states provide online access for other potential voters as well. In all states, paper registration forms are available for anyone, including those who cannot register online.


    Arizona was the innovator in paperless voter registration, having implemented its system in 2002. Washington followed with authorizing legislation in 2007 and implementation in 2008.

    Since then, more and more states have gone live with online voter registration. While most states have enacted specific legislation to authorize online voter registration, some have made online voter registration available without enabling legislation. See the table below for details.


    View the Nov. 12, 2013 webinar Online Voter Registration: The Bipartisan Trend in Elections for details about online voter registration, including history, implementation and security.


    The Pew Charitable Trusts has two reports of note: Online Voter Registration: Trends in Development and Implementation, released in May 2015, and Understanding Online Voter Registration, released in June 2013.


    Costs (and Savings) With Online Voter Registration


    According to the 2010 report, Online Voter Registration: Case Studies in Arizona and Washington, Arizona experienced a reduction in per-registration costs from 83 cents per paper registration to 3 cents per online registration.

    Other states have also experienced significant cost savings in processing registrations.


    Implementation costs have in some cases been absorbed within existing budgets, been paid for with Help America Vote Act funds or have required one-time appropriations, ranging from $250,000 to $1.8 million for more elaborate systems in larger states. See The Pew Charitable Trusts report Understanding Online Voter Registration for more detailed cost information.


    For more background on online voter registration, see the April 2014 issue of NCSL's elections newsletter, The Canvass, or contact NCSL’s elections team.


    Security


    While no fraud or security breaches are known to date, security for online voter registration is an essential element of system design. Several approaches can and are used to ensure system security and prevent fraud or breaches by hackers.

    • The registrant provides his or her driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number, information that others will not have.
    • Systems often include “captcha” boxes, where registrants must decode images that a computer cannot decode, to prevent hacking by programmers.
    • Data is encrypted and data logs highlight unusual activity that can be investigated.
    • Multi-screen systems, that offer just one question on a screen, are harder to hack.


    Read this interview with cybersecurity expert, J. Alex Halderman, as he talks about security for online registration.


    Recent Action


    Wisconsin: Online registration was enacted in March 2016 (SB 295).
    Kentucky: Online registration become available in March 2016.
    Alabama: Online registration became available in February 2016.
    Iowa and New Mexico: Online voter registration systems in both states went live in January 2016. Iowa's system was developed without specific enabling legislation, and New Mexico enacted online voter registration in 2015.
    Alaska: Online voter registration became available in November 2015.
    Vermont: The secretary of state launched the online voter registration system in October 2015. The system was developed without specific enabling legislation.
    West Virginia: Online voter registration, which was enacted in 2013, was implemented in September 2015.
    Nebraska: Online voter registration, which was enacted in 2014, was implemented in September 2015.
    Pennsylvania: The governor announced the launch of the online voter registration system in August 2015. The system was developed without specific enabling legislation.
    Hawaii: Online voter registration, which was enacted in 2012, was implemented in August 2015.
    Florida: Online voter registration was enacted in May 2015 (SB 228).
    Oklahoma: Online voter registration was enacted in April 2015 (SB 313).
    New Mexico: Online voter registration was enacted in April 2015 (SB 643).
    District of Columbia: Online voter registration was enacted in October 2014 (B20-0264).
    Illinois: Online voter registration became available in June 2014.
    Massachusetts: Legislation to create online voter registration was enacted in May 2014.
    Delaware: Full online voter registration became available in April 2014.
    Nebraska: Legislation to create online voter registration was enacted in March 2014.
    Georgia: Online voter registration became available in March 2014.
    Minnesota: Online voter registration became available in October 2013, without enabling legislation. In 2014, the legislature authorized the use of the system.
    Connecticut: Online voter registration went "live" in December 2013.
    Illinois, Virginia and West Virginia: Legislation to create online voter registration was enacted in 2013.

    State Year Enacted Bill Number Year Implemented Website
    Alabama n/a No legislation required 2016 Alabama Votes
    Alaska n/a No legislation required 2015 Alaska Online Voter Registration
    Arizona n/a No legislation required 2002 EZ Voter Registration
    California 2011 SB 397 2012 California Online Voter Registration
    Colorado 2009 HB 1160 2010 Go Vote Colorado
    Connecticut 2012 HB 5024 2014 Connecticut Online Voter Registration
    Delaware n/a No legislation required 2014 I Vote Delaware
    District of Columbia 2014 B20-0264 2015 District of Columbia Online Voter Registration
    Florida 2015 SB 228 n/a Not implemented yet
    Georgia 2012 SB 92 2014 Georgia Online Voter Registration
    Hawaii 2012 HB 1755 2015 Hawaii Online Voter Registration
    Illinois 2013 HB 2418 2014 Illinois Online Voter Registration
    Indiana 2009 HB 1346 2010 Indiana Online Voter Registration
    Iowa n/a No legislation required 2016 Iowa Online Voter Registration
    Kansas n/a No legislation required 2009 Kansas Online Voter Registration
    Kentucky n/a No legislation required 2016 Kentucky Online Voter Registration
    Louisiana 2009 HB 520 2010 Geaux Vote
    Maryland 2011 HB 740 2012 Maryland Online Voter Registration
    Massachusetts 2014 HB 3788 2015 Massachusetts Online Voter Registration
    Minnesota (a) 2014 HF 2096 2013 MN Votes
    Missouri (b) n/a No legislation required 2014 Vote Missouri
    Nebraska 2014 LB 661 2015 Nebraska Online Voter Registration
    Nevada 2011 AB 82 2012 Nevada Online Voter Registration
    New Mexico 2015 SB 643 2016 New Mexico Online Voter Registration
    New York (c) n/a No legislation required 2011 New York Electronic Voter Registration
    Oklahoma 2015 SB 313 n/a Not implemented yet
    Oregon 2009 HB 2386 2010 OreStar
    Pennsylvania n/a No legislation required 2015 PA Online Voter Registration
    South Carolina 2012 HB 4945 2012 S.C. Online Voter Registration
    Utah 2009 SB 25 2010 Utah Online Voter Registration
    Vermont n/a No legislation required 2015 Vermont Online Voter Registration
    Virginia 2013 HB 2341 2013 Virginia Voter Registration
    Washington 2007 HB 1528 2008 MyVote
    West Virginia 2013 SB 477 2015 West Virginia Online Voter Registration
    Wisconsin 2016 SB 295 n/a Not implemented yet

    (a) Minnesota in 2013 made online voter registration available without enabling legislation but the legislature in 2014 authorized the state's system.


    (b) In Missouri, a person can register to vote online and electronically provide a signature using a mobile device, tablet computer or touchscreen computer, but not a standard desktop computer. The state reviews the information and prints out the registration form, which it sends to the person's local elections office for verification.


    (c) In New York, the registration system is not fully paperless. Voters can submit a voter registration application online, through a system run by the Department of Motor Vehicles, but paper is exchanged between the motor vehicle system and the statewide database. This creates a paperless experience from the voter's perspective, but administrative processes are still paper-based.

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