Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was grilled by a Senate Elections committee today. Republican lawmakers expressed concerns over new election laws.
One law automatically registers people to vote when they apply for, update, or renew their drivers license…Unless they choose to opt out. Republican Senator Ruth Johnson says she’s concerned people will get registered who don’t mean to...especially people who are not U-S citizens. She says if they register and vote it would be a crime and they could be deported.
“I think it is so important to make sure that people that do not want to register don’t get registered, it has an incredibly horrible impact.”
Benson says she agrees with Johnson. She also presented data showing that more people are voting because of new laws. Another law allows people to register to vote up to Election Day.