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Nearly 5,000 Pennsylvanians have registered to vote online less than a week after the state launched the service, according to state government officials.
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Nearly 5,000 Pennsylvanians have registered to vote online less than a week after the state launched the service, according to state government officials.
Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of State Pedro A. Cortes implemented online voter registration on Aug. 27. The Wolf Administration said it reached 4,920 applications by 3 p.m. Wednesday and expected to receive 5,000 by the end of the day.
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"We were confident that Pennsylvanians would welcome online voter registration," Cortes said in a prepared release.
"The numbers in the first days bear witness to what we predicted - that the online application will soon become the preferred option for eligible citizens who wish to register or make changes in their registration."
Pennsylvania is now the 23rd state to offer online voter registration.
Aside from allowing people to register, the new website also allows currently registered voters to easily makes updates to their voter record, such as a change of name, address or party affiliation.
"Online voter registration is about making the voting experience more convenient and more accessible," Wolf said on the day of launch.
"It is about giving citizens an easier way to exercise their right to vote and establishing a clearer connection between the political system and the citizens."