Motor Voter. Michael Senyko, Chief of Staff Michigan Department of State

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1 Michigan Motor Voter Michael Senyko, Chief of Staff Michigan Department of State

2 Why Michigan? A quick look at our story Today s voter registration numbers Our Motor Voter system Shared wisdom 2

3 7.4 Million Registered Voters 98% of eligible residents are registered 85% of voter registrations are processed in our branch offices

4 Behind the Scenes Elections are administered locally 1,600 local clerks 4

5 Statewide Michigan has One Qualified Voter File 5

6 How we got here An idea, legislation and policies First Motor Voter Program Launches in Michigan National Voter Registration Act Passed Michigan Public Act 441 Passed

7 How we got here An idea, legislation and policies Michigan s Qualified Voter File Launched Michigan Public Act 118 Passed Key Legislation

8 Voter Registration Multiple channels are key Mobile Office ExpressSOS.com (existing voters) Local clerk offices Naturalization ceremonies And our 131 branch offices Mail-in registration 8

9 Branch Registration All customers offered opportunity to register Staff to customers: You must be a U.S. citizen to register to vote. Would you like to register to vote while you are here? Selecting yes registers customer to vote and prefills application. 9

10 One Stop Shop Elections integrated into DMV transactions Driver s License or personal ID card Vehicle Title, Registration or Recreation Vehicle registration 10

11 Voter registration is easily verified by staff Customer record inquiries Transaction screens Michigan Voter Information Center 11

12 And customers can self-verify with MVIC 12

13 Why it works Seamless integration of customer data QVF is the conduit between DMV and Elections QVF Data elements are standardized 13

14 How it works The Qualified Voter File System Automated, interactive database Jurisdictions notified when voters move; records updated 14

15 How it works The Qualified Voter File System Major election functionality for clerks File maintenance AV tracking (requests / issuance) Petition validation Ballot creation; precinct lists QVF also dramatically reduces provisional ballot issues 15

16 Syncing Information Between DMV and Elections Data transfers nightly from DMV to QVF Electronic signatures included (tool for clerks) Change of Address (700,000 per year) Original voter registration applications are also mailed to local election clerks for their files SSA deceased indicators Non-citizens 16

17 Benefits of Michigan s System Data integrity Customer centric One stop shopping Easy access to voter signatures (clerks) Seamless data exchange Motor/voter law compliant

18 Across America DMVs already share data with other agencies Selective Service State Veteran Administrations State Human Services Agencies State Revenue Agencies State Natural Resources Agencies Collecting voter data is no different and it s the law! 18

19 Keys to Success Buy-in from leadership Make voter registration a core transaction and key performance metric Partnership between Elections and DMV Convenient, transparent, and seamless One Driver Record/One Residence Address/One Voter Record 19

20 This is the future! Time for a new mindset in government shops Shared data across entities Enterprise mentality Customer centric services (Michigan s MVIC!) State business portals and mobilization The next step is moving beyond jurisdictions Voter Registration Efficiency Act (H.R. 2115) Congresswoman Candice Miller 20

21 Thank You Michael Senyko, Chief of Staff Michigan Department of State Mike Wartella, Director MDOS Customer Services Administration Grace Ueberroth, Director Office of Program Support and Development MDOS Customer Services Administration 21