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The Biden administration is going to expand voter registration services at future citizenship ceremonies.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) unveiled new guidance on Friday (August 25), which states that, “ … USCIS provides access to voter registration services at each administrative naturalization ceremony, including information regarding points-of-contact for voting and voter registration.”
The new guidance advises state or local election offices to request to attend these ceremonies to help distribute and collect voter registration applications.
Additionally, these state and local election offices will be able to coordinate with “non-partisan, non-governmental organizations” to help register new U.S. citizens to vote.
USCIS further stated, “The ability to vote in federal elections is a fundamental right that comes with U.S. citizenship. All individuals naturalized at an administrative naturalization ceremony are immediately eligible to register to vote. In furtherance of its long-standing goal of encouraging newly naturalized U.S. citizens to exercise their right to vote, USCIS has historically provided access to voter registration services at the conclusion of administrative ceremonies.”
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