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Obamacare ☞ Motor Voter
Juliet Eilperin and Scott Clement
September 26
Republicans have plenty of reasons to dislike Obamacare already, but they havent focused on one that could affect them in 2014 and beyond: anyone signing up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act will also have a chance to register to vote.
Before folks start accusing Democrats of engaging in a vast left-wing conspiracy, its worth noting this quirk stems from the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (better known as the Motor Voter law, because it allowed all Americans to register to vote while renewing their drivers license).
According to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spokesman Brian Cook, applications in the insurance marketplace must include the offer of voter registration because the law requires states to offer voter registration [at] all offices that provide public assistance (including Medicaid applications). Because people applying on healthcare.gov could be eligible for either Medicaid or Marketplace coverage, we will be providing info on voter registration to people who request it.
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Obamacare ☞ Motor Voter
Juliet Eilperin and Scott Clement
September 26
Republicans have plenty of reasons to dislike Obamacare already, but they havent focused on one that could affect them in 2014 and beyond: anyone signing up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act will also have a chance to register to vote.
Before folks start accusing Democrats of engaging in a vast left-wing conspiracy, its worth noting this quirk stems from the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (better known as the Motor Voter law, because it allowed all Americans to register to vote while renewing their drivers license).
According to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spokesman Brian Cook, applications in the insurance marketplace must include the offer of voter registration because the law requires states to offer voter registration [at] all offices that provide public assistance (including Medicaid applications). Because people applying on healthcare.gov could be eligible for either Medicaid or Marketplace coverage, we will be providing info on voter registration to people who request it.
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