On Tuesday, the Delaware Senate is expected to vote on SB 5, legislation to create an automatic voter registration system at the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and potentially other state agencies. 

特拉华州共同事业组织主任克莱尔·斯奈德·霍尔的声明

Our government ‘by the people’ is stronger when more people participate. But right now, in Delaware, not everyone does.

人口普查估计 suggest that at least 10,000 Delawareans of voting age are not registered to vote. They also indicate that 12.6% of Delawareans have moved within the past year, and may not have updated their voter registration.

A simple change in Delaware’s voter registration process could ensure that 全部 eligible Delawareans are registered to vote at their current address – so they can participate in upcoming elections without bureaucratic barriers.

On Tuesday, the full Senate will vote on Senate Bill 5. Common Cause Delaware urges the Senate to pass the bill. For a one-time cost of less than $22,000, Delaware can fully implement “Automatic Voter Registration” and ensure that any updated name or address received from a registered voter during a DMV license or identification card transaction will automatically be forwarded to the Department of Elections.

其他实施“AVR”的州也大力宣传其优势。例如，佐治亚州州务卿称其 AVR 系统在登记 近三分之二 桃子州选民。俄勒冈州州长称 AVR “巨大的成功” 增加了少数族裔、城市人口较少和不太富裕的选民的登记人数。康涅狄格州国务卿表示，AVR“非常成功”，并称赞其增加了 40 万名新选民，并更新了超过 55 万份之前的登记。

AVR has been adopted and implemented in 19 states, and is part of the “For the People Act” now being debated in the US Senate. If implemented nationwide，AVR 可以登记多达 5000 万名新的合格选民，同时使选民登记册更加准确、节省资金并减少投票站的混乱和其他问题。

But Delaware doesn’t have to wait for Congress to pass the “For the People Act” to implement AVR here.

We urge our Senate to pass Senate Bill 5 when it comes to the floor on Tuesday.