American Bar Association

 

ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
August 1974

 

BE IT RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association supports enactment of federal legislation facilitating the ability of all citizens to vote in federal elections, and providing assistance to state and local governments for the improvement and simplification of election procedures; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the President of the Association or his designee is hereby authorized to urge upon Congress the desirability of enacting legislation providing for the registration by mail for federal elections, the use of federal resources to improve and simplify state and local registration procedures, to extend hours for registration, to provide more registration facilities located in places nearer to the people such as high schools, hospitals and factories and to encourage state and local governments to institute such other voter registration improvements as deemed appropriate.