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He and most of the Republicans at that time did not want to make it easier for people to register to vote as the affluent and others likely to vote Republican had a very high registration rate, while it was the poor and others who were likely to vote Democratic who did not have a high proportion of voter registration. Therefore, they reasoned, the Democrats would benefit much more than they would from easier voter registration. The Republicans, despite the concern of a few who believed citizens should be encouraged to vote regardless of who benefitted, were able to kill the Motor Voter bill.