ACLU Critical of Covered California Voter Registration Process

The ACLU of California says Covered California lags behind most other state exchanges in putting voter registration options front and center in on-line and paper applications.

“Almost all the other states have managed to incorporate voter registration,” says Lori Shellenberger with the ACLU. “We think it’s important for them to make this a priority.”

Covered California’s Sarah Sol says the exchange website has a voter registration button. “Also in our paper application," she adds "there’s a question in the frequently asked questions section at the very end of the application where people can read – what do I need to do in order to register to vote?”

Sol says Covered California is also hiring a voter registration coordinator.

The ACLU says it’s giving Covered California until December 16 to improve the voter registration component of its application process, or legal action may be filed.