A three-year-old Biden executive order asking federal agencies to prioritize voter registration is being targeted by Republicans as this year's presidential election draws closer and has become entangled in the politics of immigration. A three-year-old Biden executive order asking federal agencies to prioritize voter registration is being targeted by Republicans as this year's presidential election draws closer and has become entangled in the politics of immigration. Although federal law allows agencies to help with voter registration, he said military recruitment offices were the only ones doing it before Biden issued the executive order. Kansas and New Mexico designated two Native American colleges run by the U.S. Department of Interior as voter registration agencies. “It is as innocuous as an order gets.”AdvertisementHe said an important benefit of the federal order is that voters already registered are provided opportunities to update their information.

Source: Huffington Post June 23, 2024 05:38 UTC