Report Outlines Plan To Fix Long Lines On Election Day

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WASHINGTON -- As the federal government works to address the long lines and administrative problems voters nationwide faced on Election Day, a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice argues that the first steps should be modernizing voter registration, providing a national period for early voting and setting minimum standards for polling place access.

During his victory speech on Nov. 6, President Barack Obama thanked Americans for turning out to vote, noting many people had waited in line for hours to do so. He made clear that voting reform would be a priority in his second term, when he said that the country needed to "fix" those long lines so that all Americans are able to carry out their constitutional right.

Since then, several lawmakers have introduced election reform bills, and the Justice Department is already working on solutions.

In its new report released Monday, the Brennan Center said the biggest obstacle facing America’s electoral system -- and a central cause of long lines on Election Day -- is the country’s outdated voter registration system.
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