Automatic Voter Registration in Oregon Is Revolutionizing American Democracy

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

regon’s presidential primary is tomorrow, but the bigger story is how many new voters there are in the state.

More than 100,000 new voters have registered so far in 2016, over half through the state’s new automatic voter registration system. The 51,558 voters signed up through automatic registration is an average of 12,889 new voters per month, three times higher than the average of 4,163 monthly registrants in 2012.

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http://www.thenation.com/article/au...oregon-is-revolutionizing-american-democracy/

This is a no-brainer idea and the fact that all 50 states aren't automatically doing this just goes to show how far behind we are as a country.

 

[Marvolo]

Frankly I dont understand why every single american isnt registered at birth. Voting is a right for all americans unless you commit a felony so why isnt an American automatically registered to vote at birth? The government should register them unaffiliated when they are born, and when the person turns 18 let them choose to either stay unaffiliated or switch to one of the parties.

No american should have to register for their right to vote. It should be automatic and something the government gives them at birth.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Frankly I dont understand why every single american isnt registered at birth. Voting is a right for all americans unless you commit a felony so why isnt an American automatically registered to vote at birth? The government should register them unaffiliated when they are born, and when the person turns 18 let them choose to either stay unaffiliated or switch to one of the parties.

No american should have to register for their right to vote. It should be automatic and something the government gives them at birth.

Agreed.

 

[Webfoot Hero]

Even with all those people registered, the voter participation rate and total number of votes didn't jump at all beyond normal averages. It'll be interesting to see if that changes in November.