ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Maryland General Assembly has approved an automatic voter registration bill.
The House of Delegates voted 93-46 for the measure Wednesday. The Senate passed it 31-13.
The bill designates agencies to register residents to vote, unless the applicant declines to register or is determined not to be eligible. For example, if an eligible Maryland voter renews a driver’s license, the person would be informed they are being registered, unless they say no.
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The agencies are the Motor Vehicle Administration, the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, local departments of social services and the Mobility Certification Office in the Maryland Transit Administration.
A constitutional amendment to allow residents to register and vote at their polling places on Election Day will be on the ballot for voters to decide in November.
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