In a bid to boost voter turnout, Madison City Council members are proposing that landlords must provide voter registration forms when tenants move into a residence. The move could have an impact around UW-Madison, where thousands of students take new apartments each year, as well as other parts of the city with concentrations of rental units, supporters said. Nearly half of the city?s dwelling units are rentals, the U.S. Census says. But many landlords are opposing the proposal because it strays dramatically from the city?s core responsibility to regulate housing conditions, fair housing, ethical practices, public health and safety.
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