Background Presently, voter registration forms are available to download from the Secretary of State s web site. Individuals who wish to register must then fill out and mail a printed and signed form to the Secretary of State s office.
State law requires voter registration forms to contain the signature of the registrant.
S.B. 1154 requires the Secretary of State to register voters through the Secretary of State web site with no requirements for signatures specified. Due to potential for voter fraud, the position of the DOJ, the Secretary of State and the election officials in each county relating to the signature requirements is unclear. Due to a variety of uncertainties, including costs related to technological and process changes, the fiscal impact of this legislation is unknown. Allows the Secretary of State to allow a person to complete a voter registration form by using the Secretary of State s web site and transmit the form to the appropriate county recorder. Allows transmittal to the county recorder to be made via the Internet.