Politics & Government
Quinn OKs Online Voter Registration in Illinois
The new system is scheduled to be in place by July 2014.
By Shannon Antinori
Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill Saturday that makes Illinois the 18th state allowing voters to register online.
Under the law, anyone with a valid driver's license or state ID can go online to register starting July 1, 2014. According to the Chicago Tribune, that's the target date for the Illinois Board of Elections to have the new online registration system up and running.
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The voter registration law isn't the only new election rule signed by the governor recently; earlier this month, Quinn signed a bill that will allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections, provided they will be 18 by the time the general election rolls around.
What do you think of the new law? Will it make it easier for voters to register, or create the potential for fraud?
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