Findings and purpose

(a) Findings and purpose (1) Findings Congress finds that— (A) the right to vote is a fundamental right of citizens of the United States; (B) it is the responsibility of Federal and State governments to ensure that every eligible citizen is registered to vote; (C) existing voter registration systems can be inaccurate, costly, inaccessible, and confusing, with damaging effects on voter participation in elections for Federal office and disproportionate impacts on young people, individuals with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities; and (D) voter registration systems must be updated with 21st century technologies and procedures to maintain their security. (2) Purpose It is the purpose of this Act— (A) to establish that it is the responsibility of government to ensure that all eligible citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office; (B) to enable the State governments to register all eligible citizens to vote with accurate, cost-efficient, and up-to-date procedures; (C) to modernize voter registration and list maintenance procedures with electronic and internet capabilities; and (D) to protect and enhance the integrity, accuracy, efficiency, and accessibility of the electoral process for all eligible citizens.