Will COVID-19 prevent voters from getting registered?

[Ilsa]

Of all of the political discussion I heard today, this is the question that concerns me the most. Nicole Wallace was talking to one of her regular guests who commented on voter registration being really low in African American communities (or did she say all?). She said the difference is substantial. Maybe we need a plan to safely get people registered without door-to-door canvassing.

[SoCalNative]

1. Excuse my ignorance but

is online voter registration not available everywhere?

[murielm99]

2. It is.

And some county clerks are available to register voters. Things can be done by mail as well.

Those of us who normally go out and do these things in person need to write some LTTEs.

[cry baby]

3. Last I heard, only 40 states have online registration.

I don’t think Texas is on that list and I don’t know about others.

Edit to add website with info: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/electronic-or-online-voter-registration.aspx

[Hoyt]

4. Even in states without on-line registration, you can register by mail, even Texas and Mississippi.

[beachbumbob]

5. county and local democratic committees must step up. Not like we don;t know we have a

problem here

[SheltieLover]

6. Online in TN

But must have drivers license of state ID # to do so.

[Ilsa]

7. Myra Wiley (I think) was telling Wallace that a lot of

Minority registration is accomplished by person-to-person contact, door-to-door canvassing, etc. The concern is that it won't happen without that assistance, even though online registration is available almost everywhere.