Obama Launches Registration Website

DENVER — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign announced a new website Monday to help streamline the voter registration process and add to Democratic voter rolls.

VoteforChange.com will allow voters to register to vote, make sure they are already registered and provide them with absentee voting information in their states. The site will also allow voters to identify their polling places come Election Day.

The new site was announced on the first day of the Democratic National Convention.

Jason Green, Obama’s director of voter registration, said in a statement that the online tool “simplifies the process.”

“The number one reason that people don’t vote is because they don’t understand how easy it is to register to vote,” Green said. He added that the campaign’s hope is that “by simplifying and explaining the process we believe that new voters will register, become involved in our movement for change and elect Sen. Obama president in November.”

– Sam Youngman