Section 2261 Of Chapter 4.5. California New Motor Voter Program From California Elections Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 4.5.
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. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Voter registration is one of the biggest barriers to
participation in our democracy.
(b) In 1993, Congress enacted the federal National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.), commonly
known as the "Motor Voter Law," with findings recognizing that the
right of citizens to vote is a fundamental right; it is the duty of
federal, state, and local governments to promote the exercise of the
right to vote; and the primary purpose of the act is to increase the
number of eligible citizens who register to vote.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact the California
New Motor Voter Program to provide California citizens additional
opportunities to participate in democracy through exercise of their
fundamental right to vote.