Washington, D.C. — Today, the Democracy Initiative—a coalition of more than 40 labor, civil rights, voting rights, environmental, and like-minded organizations committed to strengthening American democracy—called on the president to ensure that millions of Americans applying for benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are also provided their federally-guaranteed opportunity to register to vote.
In the letter to President Obama, the groups express concern that the application process for benefits through federally-facilitated exchanges (FFEs) currently violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), and urge the administration to take immediate steps to ensure compliance with this important federal law.
The letter states, “As staunch supporters of voting rights, we believe that it is critical for the ACA to meet these legal requirements now and offer voter registration to the millions of Americans who will be shopping for insurance on the exchanges in the coming months and years.”
Project Vote signed on to the letter.
Read Democracy Initiative’s press release here.
Read the letter here.
Learn more about health care exchanges and voter registration here.
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