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I RESOLUTION OPPOSING MOTOR VOTER REGISTRATION The Board reviewed the following letter dated 1/13/95: ro' 'A y' • r, to i or►rce en t"� � Z� /S L MAVOR January 13, 1995 City of Vero Beach 1053 -20th PLACE - P. O. 80.V'1)89 ERO BEACH. FLORIDA - 32961.1389 Telephone 56;•5151 Commissioner Ren Macht and Indian River County Commission Members 1940 25th Street Vero Beach; Florida 32960 Dear Commissioner Macht: ' �T51�� iC►Pl I_Ic� :Admirf�trrfi Attarnt•� _ :�Si60nlin�-_ _ pablit't.1; ?ijj Utilities F.r1r;•' OP. le —' F.merg. Serv: Risk Mgt. Other ti • - _ At its January 3rd, 1995 meeting, the City Council of the City of Vero Beach, Florida voted unanimously to notify our Congressmen and State Legislators of our deep concerns regarding the National Voter Registration Act, the so-called "Motor -Voter" bill. Perhaps the most troublesome aspect of this bill is that people will be able to register by mail with no identification, proof of residence or proof of citizenship. Anyone can and will be able to register providing a tremendous potential for fraud. Prior to January 1, 1995, in our county, those desiring to regis- ter to vote had to, in most cases, appear in person before the Supervisor of Elections or Deputy Supervisor of Elections and provide two forms of identification, one showing their legal residence. Beginning January 1, of this year', neither identifi- cation nor proof of citizenship can be required. Currently, in Florida, a valid voter registration requires only four things: name, residence address, date of birth and signa- ture. If these four notations are on the form, the Supervisor of Elections must put the individual on the voter roll, even if the signature is an X. It is not too far a stretch to believe that illegal aliens and convicted felons will be persuaded to register, as well as the registration of fictitious persons. It appears to us, that in changing the voter registration procedure, fraud will be easily introduced into the registration process and the integrity' of elections in the United States will be destroyed. The ramifica- tions are frightening. A perfectly.good registration system, with safeguards in place to protect the elective process has been severely undermined by this misguided legislation to say nothing of the unnecessary associat- ed costs. We believe it is imperative that Congress and State Legislators act promptly to correct the provisions of this Bill and limit the damage that will be directly attributable to the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act. Sincerely,. - Caroline Ginn Mayor 36 January 17, 1995 moK 94 f,,,r,r 126