Illinois Automatic Voter Registration Proposal Still Alive

  A House committee has endorsed automatic voter registration in Illinois, but that exact measure will not move to the House floor. 
 
 
The Executive Committee approved the idea Sunday. But the sponsor, Rep. Robyn Gabel, an Evanston Democrat, has proposed additional changes at the request of the agency most affected by the legislation - the secretary of state's office. 
 
 
The plan would allow residents interacting with state agencies to get automatically registered. Getting or updating a driver's license from the secretary of state would be the main place. Democrats say it could add 2 million voters to the rolls. Republicans says it's aimed at getting more Democrats registered and voting.
 
 
Gabel hopes to get the committee's OK on changes Monday and get a House vote and Senate concurrence before Tuesday's end-of-session deadline.