VRM in the States: Election Day Correction
May 2, 2013
Election Day Correction is a key component of Voter Registration Modernization. Election Day Correction mechanisms permit eligible citizens to correct errors on the voter rolls before and on Election Day or provide a different failsafe that enables voters to cast a ballot that counts on Election Day.
- For eligible but previously unregistered voters, 11 states — California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and Wyoming — and the District of Columbia have, or will soon offer Election Day registration, allowing eligible citizens to register or update their records on Election Day.
- Three states — Maryland, North Carolina and Ohio — as well as DC, have or will soon offer Same Day Registration.
- Two additional states have other failsafe mechanisms in place: North Dakota has no registration requirement, and Vermont offers an affidavit option for voters who swear that they registered in that precinct and are wrongly omitted from the list.
