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VRM in the States: Texas
Texas currently has electronic registration at DMVs and electronic pollbooks.
Advances in Voter Registration Modernization
- Electronic Voter Registration: Texas launched electronic voter registration at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) – which serves as the state’s driver’s licensing agency – in 2010. DPS clerks enter the voter’s vocal responses electronically and scan a paper form that contains the registrant’s signature. Voter registration information is transferred daily to election officials.
- Electronic Pollbooks: Texas authorizes the use of e-pollbooks at the county level.
Gains from Voter Registration Modernization in Texas
- During an August 2013 interview with Brennan Center staff, Texas election officials reported than that electronic voter registration has lowered costs by saving staff time on data entry.
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