Madam President. I was listening with some interest to the comments of the distinguished Senator from Wyoming when he expressed his fear that motorvoter might provide an opportunity for illegal aliens to vote. So I picked up the phone and called the secretary of state of the State of California. because California since 1976 has had mail registration. And what I have learned is that the State since then has done some random sampling three or four times. matching registration tapes against INS tapes. and they have come up with negative findings. It is the belief of the office of the California secretary of state that through that DMV file they will be able to check resident aliens. Of course. they cannot check undocumented aliens. because the INS has no documents on them. But the secretary of state actually believes that motorvoter. as it is written. will help in the policing of the system. And I might say that when you register at motorvoter there will be a photograph and a fingerprint. and the feeling of the secretary of state is that someone who is here either with a green card or illegally would not be willing to submit to the photograph and the fingerprint which would provide a documentation on which this could be checked. So. Madam President. I just wanted to point that out. because my State is a very large State with a large number of both green card holders as well as undocumented aliens. And I might say that the feeling of the secretary of state is that motorvoter will actually help in the cleansing of the system by providing additional records. of course under penalty of criminal action as discussed. And I might just say that this legislation has the wholehearted support of the secretary of state.
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