Federal judge blocks Illinois’ same-day voter registration program

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Think Progress

On National Voter Registration Day [September 27, 2016], a U.S. District Court in Illinois granted a motion blocking the state’s same-day voter registration program.

The program has been offered by counties with populations greater than 100,000. Shortly after a pilot version of the program proved to be a success during the 2014 election, a bill making it a permanent feature of the state’s election law was signed by outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn (D). More than 110,000 voters registered on election day last March.

https://thinkprogress.org/illinois-reg-lawsuit-injunction-4c27157426a6#.a5tn9vrx7

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