A statewide survey released by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) indicates Californians overwhelmingly support election reforms aimed at improving voter registration and voter turnout.

The poll found that 69 percent of California adults favor registering all eligible citizens to vote when they visit offices of the California Department of Motor Vehicles, as proposed under the California New Motor Voter Act, AB 1461. The State Assembly recently approved AB 1461, which was jointly authored by Assembly members Lorena Gonzalez, Luis Alejo and Kevin McCarty, and sponsored by Secretary of State Alex Padilla.

The poll also found 70 percent of California adults favor sending every registered voter a vote-by-mail ballot. Currently, California citizens must request a vote-by-mail ballot when registering to vote.

Additionally, more than eight in 10 California adults said that low voter turnout is a problem, and 59 percent called it a big problem in the poll.

Approximately 6.6 million California citizens are eligible but not registered to vote.