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BOOK <br />NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES <br />NACo 440 First Street, NW <br />Washington, DC 20001 <br />Al <br />DISTRIBUTION LIST Tel. 2021393-6226 e*rt** <br />Commissioners�-- FAX 202/393-2630 <br />2Qb219 Attorney <br />Personnel — - <br />r Public Works <br />f <br />A Iq� ' Community Dev. <br />C:) R� , 1 Lo utilities <br />rn <br />!04,p, C�/g. P <br />CO, lrxp Coo,, <br />ryoe <br />e ' Other staf f Contact: Robert Fogel <br />i�. NfAs Q� <br />TO: State Association Executives <br />NACo Board of Directors <br />Intergovernmental Relations Steering Committee <br />Steering Committee members from selected states <br />- County Clerks <br />FROM: Edward E. -Ferguson, Acting Executive Director <br />SUBJ: S.250 - National Voter Registration Act <br />DATE: May 23, 1991 <br />-- a ---a a _ a <br />ACTION NEEDED: S.250 is likely to be considered by the full <br />Senate in June. It would require state, county, and other units <br />of local government to implement and absorb much of the very <br />substantial costs of a new federally mandated voter registration <br />program. <br />write, call or visit your Senator expressing your views on this <br />legislation with particulag otten 'on to the fiscaland <br />administrative burdens on your county Tf this new mandate is <br />imposed. -Let your Senator know if you will have to raise taxes <br />or -cut services if required to implement this mandate and whether <br />you see potential problems with fraud. <br />Urge support for S.921, introduced by Senator Dole and Stevens, <br />as an alternative to'S.250. It would provide $25 million over <br />three years -to state and local governments on a matching basis if <br />they wanted to implement, on a voluntary basis, voter <br />registration enhancement activities, including registration in <br />connection with driver's license applications, mail -in, and <br />agency based registration. <br />Letters to Senators can be addressed to the U.S. Senate, <br />Washington, DC 20510. All Senators can be called at (202)224- <br />3121. <br />BACKGROUND: S.250 would require state, county and other units of <br />local government to implement and fund the following voter <br />registration procedures and, if they are aiready in place, to <br />change them to.conform to federal law: <br />26 <br />