Abstract

Detouring the Motor-Voter Law

The article presents a report on controversy related to implementation of the National Voter Registration Act in the U.S. In August, California Governor Pete Wilson announced he would defy the federal government and refuse to implement the National Voter Registration Act. Wilson's explanation that states should not have to pay for mandates issued from Washington is a political smokescreen. So is Wilson's claim that the new law will increase voter fraud. Signed by the U.S. President Bill Clinton in May 1993, the new law requires all states to streamline their voter registration procedures. It compels states to allow voters to register when they apply for or renew their driver's licenses at state Departments of Motor Vehicles.