"We are going to think through how to better inform users, and we don't want to risk expanded registration being a big issue on the heels of last week's changes".
The company had planned to announce and launch this expanded registration Tuesday but has delayed the expansion as it sorts through the backlash from changes it made to the site Sept. 5. "Last week, we learned we need to do a better job communicating on launches," says company spokeswoman Melanie Deitch.
Legislation to expand registration, most likely to be introduced in the coming months, may be tougher to pass.
Such a plan would be costly and technologically difficult, and it could run into resistance from Republicans who have been wary of expanding registration, citing concerns about ineligible voters being added to the rolls.
Efforts to maximize turnout, by expanding registration efforts, enhancing voting opportunities and the voting experience, and engaging in vigorous get-out-the-vote drives, would bring a significant increase in the state's clout.
In Iceland, program measures targeted at such groups included expanding registration for unemployment benefits, job retraining, subsidized hiring, and study programs.
Zuckerberg, who admitted on a company blog that Facebook "really messed up" the launch of news feeds, wouldn't take interview requests about the delays in expanding registration.
The proposal to expand registration opportunities to low-income and marginalized Americans was hotly contested.
The Illinois version of automatic voter registration, which expands registration opportunities beyond interactions with the motor vehicles agency, requires citizens to affirm they are eligible to vote and gives them the option to opt out on the spot ― a concession some worry will confuse voters.
More recent schemes to expand registration of clinical trials also do not include full disclosure of informed consent forms [ 2, 3].
At the time of trial planning, few data were available to guide a sample size calculation to accurately estimate randomisation rates and these were markedly lower than expected, which contributed to a decision to expand registration targets from 1400 to over 2000.
