{"id":378,"date":"2023-10-26T16:19:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T20:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-releases\/rejected-ballots-cited-in-push-for-same-day-registration\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T16:19:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T20:19:45","slug":"rejected-ballots-cited-in-push-for-same-day-registration","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press\/rejected-ballots-cited-in-push-for-same-day-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Rejected ballots cited in push for same-day registration"},"template":"","class_list":["post-378","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-news-clip"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"\"For backers of the perennial push to authorize same-day registration, the numbers are proof that the state should be doing things differently.\" ","featured_image":"","press_type":155,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"56\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":290}"],"related_issues":[107,109,462],"related_work":false,"location":24},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"This article <\/span>originally appeared<\/span><\/a> in the Eagle Tribune on October 25, 2023 and was written by the editorial team. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nMore than two-thirds of the provisional ballots cast in the 2022 elections were rejected, according to a new report by voting access groups, which argues that the state should adopt same-day voter registration.\r\n\r\nThe analysis by the Election Modernization Coalition found that of the 2,491 provisional ballots cast in last year\u2019s state wide election at least 64% \u2014 or 1,600 ballots \u2014 were rejected by local election clerks and not counted.\r\n\r\nFor backers of the perennial push to authorize same-day registration, the numbers are proof that the state should be doing things differently.Cheryl Clyburn-Crawford, executive director of MassVOTE and member of the coalition, said the high number of rejected provisional ballots in the previous election \u201cis a clear indicator that our system needs improvement.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cCasting a vote should be a simple and accessible act for all citizens,\u201d she said. \u201cSame-day voter registration would not only reduce administrative obstacles, but also empower voters to participate fully in our democracy.\u201d\r\n\r\nTo read the full article, <\/span>click here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/span>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\nRejected ballots cited in push for same-day registration - 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