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File #: 209719    Version: 1
Type: Officer's Communication Status: Placed on File
File created: 2/6/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/13/2020 Final action: 2/13/2020
Enactment date: 2/13/2020 Enactment #: 209719
Title: Election Commissioner responding to #209608 re: procedures used to update voter roles with current addresses.

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Election Commissioner responding to #209608 re: procedures used to update voter roles with current addresses.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

 In response to your agenda item #209608, the request of the City Council that the Election Commissioner provide in writing an explanation of the current practices and procedures used to update voter rolls with current addresses, I submit the following:

 

There are multiple ways that a person can register to vote, change their address, or change their political party:

                     The voter can come in person to City Hall.

                     The voter can register online if they have a driver’s license (electronic signature on license).

                     If the voter does not have a driver’s license, they can still go online, fill out the form, download it, sign it, and mail or deliver it to City Hall.

                     A voter can register to vote, change their address, or political party at the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

                     When at a Social Services Agency, a voter can register to vote, change their address or political party.

                     When responding to the City Census, there is a box to check to have a voter registration form mailed to you.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Nick Salerno

Election Commissioner