What is the importance of requiring people to register in order to vote?

Your question asks about the importance of registering to
vote, and the answer is that it's imperative.  In order to take advantage of one's right
to vote (as well as to perform one's civic duty), one must first register.  No
registering, no voting.  It's clear that encouraging people to vote has
become a priority in the last decade or so, as evidenced by the ease with which one can
now register to vote.  When I recently moved to another state, for example, I signed up
for my voter registration card when I got my new driver's license; the card came in the
mail and I'm ready to vote next week.  College campuses often conduct voter registration
campaigns, especially since many students on campus will vote for the first time while
there. 

As we approach elections this year, the drive to
register voters is surging.  No registration, no vote.  No vote, no voice. No voice, no
right to complain.