Eliminating same-day voter registration would cost taxpayers up to $14 million if the state legislature adopts such a measure, according to a report Monday from the Government Accountability Board.
In December, Republican legislators began seeking cosponsors to a bill that would ban same-day voter registration to prevent voter fraud around the state, drawing criticism from officials statewide.
According to a GAB statement, eliminating same-day registration would cost Wisconsin taxpayers between $13.1 million and $14.5 million.
If same-day registration is eliminated, the state would have to implement voter registration services at public agencies such as the Division of Motor Vehicles to comply with the National Voter Registration Act.
Because Wisconsin has same-day voter registration, the state has been exempt from these provisions in the past.
According to the report, 10 to 15 percent of Wisconsin voters register to vote or update their voter registration on election day in major statewide elections.
