Voter Registration May Be Hampered

• By Matthew Murray
• Roll Call Staff
• Oct. 1, 2008, Midnight

Senate Rules and Administration Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and election administrators are warning that a shutdown of the Social Security Administration’s computer grid over the Columbus Day holiday may throw last-minute nationwide voter registration efforts into disarray. They are urging the SSA to delay its computer maintenance work until after Election Day.