A volunteer from Brooklyn Voters Alliance posts a sign notifying people to register to vote September 27, 2020 in New York City.
(CNN)Niina Werronen had easily changed her voter registration address before.
But this year's request was a little more complicated. Away from campus and stuck at home, the third-year University of California-Los Angeles student had no printer. And without one, she was stuck.
Werronen filled out a form online, a tool offered by many advocacy organizations, but lacking the appliance to print it out, the form never left her screen. Months went by. Ultimately, Werronen asked a classmate to print it out, and walked to a post office to drop it off.
"Voting is pretty important to me so I eventually figured it out, but I could totally see how it could stop people from voting," she said.
For most Americans aiming to register to vote, they'll typically need a state ID or a Social Security number and a few minutes to complete an online form.
But for would-be voters in a handful of states, they'll need access to a printer, too -- a frustrating hurdle made more complicated by the pandemic.
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