Mississippi Secretary of State Dibbit Hosemann issued the following press release:
‘Y’all Vote’ Site Launches,
Allows Mississippians to Change Voter Registration Information Online
Jackson, Miss.—Mississippians no longer have to leave the comfort of their home or office
to change their existing voter registration information.
‘Y’all Vote’ — located at www.yallvote.sos.ms.gov
— launched
today in connection with National Voter Registration Month. The site
allows citizens already registered to vote to change their voter-roll
information by submitting an online application,
and acts as an online voter information center aimed at preparing
voters to cast a ballot on Election Day.
The 2016 General Election, which includes races for U.S. President and House of Representatives, is scheduled November 8, 2016.
“Using
modern technology to streamline the process for registered voters to
update their information makes sense for voters and circuit clerks,”
said Governor
Phil Bryant, who signed legislation enabling Y’all Vote in April 2016.
“I am pleased that legislation I signed this year has made it possible.”
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann agreed.
“Making
it more convenient for Mississippi voters to change preexisting
information, while ensuring the security and accuracy of information
submitted, was
the ultimate goal of Y’all Vote,” Secretary Hosemann said. “However,
there are numerous other benefits, including saving taxpayers’ time and
money. We will be able to print less paper applications and process
information more efficiently. Voters will not
have to pay for postage.”
Changing voter registration information on Y’all Vote is accomplished in three steps online.
For
a change in name or address to be processed, a voter must provide his
or her county, name, date of birth, and the last four digits of his or
her social
security number so the voter can be located in the Statewide Elections
Management System, Mississippi’s voter registration database. A voter
must also be located in the Department of Public Safety database by
providing his or her name, address, date of birth,
and driver’s license or identification number exactly as the
information appears on his or her state-issued license or ID. The new
information is then available to the relevant Circuit Clerk, who also
checks for accuracy. Providing false information on Y’all
Vote is a crime.
Importantly, address changes after October 8, 2016, the deadline for registering to vote in the General Election, require the voter to contact the Circuit
Clerk in his or her county in which the voter is currently registered.
Y’all
Vote is the product of study groups organized by the Secretary of
State’s Office in 2015 which examined the need and feasibility of
implementing online
voter registration in Mississippi.
During
the 2016 Legislative Session, House Apportionment and Elections
Chairman Bill Denny (R-Jackson) authored House Bill 809, which provided
the Secretary
of State’s Office the authority to create the online registration
update portion of Y’all Vote. Senate Elections Chairwoman Sally Doty
(R-Brookhaven) authored the Senate version of the bill. The
legislation, accessible
here, passed with overwhelming support from House and Senate members.
National Voter Registration Month, a voter registration awareness campaign sponsored
by the National Association of Secretaries of State, runs throughout September.
5 comments:
Good job bringing us up to date with 2008. This will surely inspire everyone to elect you Lt. Gov.
I'd like to know why this guy is allowed to continue impersonating me!
WAY overdue. Learned what a big problem this was 15 years ago, while participating in an effort that required a certain percentage of registered voters in an area to sign a petition. We realized it was impossible upon discovering that the number of registered voters exceeded the number of adult residents. People who moved out of the area simply registered in their new county, and weren't removed from the voter rolls in the old one. I assume they could've voted twice (in the two different counties) during the same election. Ridiculous! Glad to see things are finally being modernized.
Funny how albatross Phil somehow is claiming partial credit.
Doofbart is always quick to claim credik for everything anybody does. So, it's OK for Phil to do that occasionally, 9:50. Are you sore because Steve Holland wasn't involved?
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