Decision Opens New York to Widespread Online Voter Registration
April 27, 2016 | by Meg O'Connor
The office of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued an opinion on Tuesday concluding that online voter registration is permitted by state law.
The opinion comes as a response to a request sent from Suffolk County to the Attorney Generals office in February for advice on whether implementing online registration, including the use of electronically handwritten signatures, would be allowed under state election law.
Schneidermans go-ahead to Suffolk means the county is free to expand online registration. Thanks to this opinion from Attorney General Schneiderman, said Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone, we can explore avenues to make voter registration more modern and help increase participation in our democracy.
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