Soon the residents of new York will be able to register to vote in elections via the Internet after the city Council on Thursday approved a bill. The decision on the adoption of the new law came after the last elections of the mayor of the city, passed November 7, was recorded extremely low turnout of voters. According to various media was about 7% of the total.
City Commission for campaign financing in the near future will create a website and mobile application that allows you to register potential voters online. For the registration you should enter the number of one of the documents confirming your identity — driver’s license ID NYC etc. After registration, the voter can download and print the form, confirming his right to vote. Further, this form you just need to present the election Board.
At the moment the process is very difficult, because the electronic voter registration may only be carried out by the Department of motor vehicles in the state. Everything to complete the procedure requires additional confirmation of certain facts about the voter, place of residence, ID, letter from landlord etc. This stretches procedure time and require the personal presence of the applicant.
