Apr 7th, 2021 4 min read COMMENTARY BY Election Law Reform Initiative and Senior Legal Fellow Hans von Spakovsky is an authority on a wide range of issues—including civil rights, civil justice, the First Amendment, immigration. Early voters line up outside of the Vienna Community Building to cast their ballots for the November 3 election, in Vienna, West Virginia, on October 21, 2020. STEPHEN ZENNER / AFP / Getty Images Key Takeaways The election reform bill simply clarifies that an applicant will be automatically registered unless she “affirmatively declines” to be registered. In the liberal lexicon, removing ineligible voters—including aliens who have violated the law by registering to vote in the first place—is also voter suppression.