Modernize NH's Registration

The Brennan Center has gathered some data...

Every State That Has Modernized Registration Has Saved Money:

• Modernization is a modest investment, and it will pay for itself, saving states millions of dollars a year.
• Washington spent about $280K to implement electronic voter registration at DMVs and introduce online registration. The Secretary of State’s office saved over $125K in the first year, and the counties saved even more.
• Online registration cost Arizona less than $100K, and automating DMV registrations cost only an additional $30K.
• In Maricopa County, Arizona (which includes Phoenix), processing a paper voter registration form costs 83¢, compared to an average of 3¢ for applications received electronically from the DMV or through the online system. 
• In 2008, Maricopa County saved data entry costs equivalent to the cost of eight full-time employees.
• Delaware recently improved its electronic voter registration system at DMVs, saving over $200,000 a year from its election budget.
• State election officials estimate that modernization could reduce election costs by one third.
• Canada fully recouped the cost of modernizing its system in one national election.