Required to register.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

Hawaii lawmakers are considering requiring citizens to register to vote. According to the Honolulu Civil Beat, several bills in Hawaii address universal registration. A couple would require all applicants for driver's licenses or state identification cards, if eligible, to be automatically registered to vote. Another requires all eligible residents to register or specifically decline to do so. Roughly 69 percent of eligible Hawaiians are registered; the national average is 72 percent. Most states are required by the National Voter Registration Act (Motor Voter Act) to offer registration when citizens apply for...