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On Monday, Oregon became the first state to automatically register Americans to vote.
The bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Kate Brown “puts the burden of registration on the state instead of the voters,” the Associated Press reported.
Thanks the to the new law, anyone over the age of 18 who is not already registered to vote in Oregon, but has dealt with the state’s Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division since 2013 will be mailed a ballot 20 days before the next statewide election. The state predicts that this will bring 300,000 more voters to the polls. Oregon’s DMV will share information such as age, address, and citizeship with the state’s secretary of state to automatically register those eligible to vote.
The new law passed the Oregon Senate 18-12, with all Republicans and one Democrat voting no. Higher turnout in Oregon will most likely benefit Democrats and has Republicans worried about voter fraud and costs.
“Simply because it makes us unique or makes us first does not necessarily mean that it actually improves on what we’re doing,’’ State Senator Jackie Winters (R) told the AP.
http://buzzpo.com/oregon-becomes-fi...acebook.com&utm_campaign=positivelyrepublican
The bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Kate Brown “puts the burden of registration on the state instead of the voters,” the Associated Press reported.
Thanks the to the new law, anyone over the age of 18 who is not already registered to vote in Oregon, but has dealt with the state’s Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division since 2013 will be mailed a ballot 20 days before the next statewide election. The state predicts that this will bring 300,000 more voters to the polls. Oregon’s DMV will share information such as age, address, and citizeship with the state’s secretary of state to automatically register those eligible to vote.
The new law passed the Oregon Senate 18-12, with all Republicans and one Democrat voting no. Higher turnout in Oregon will most likely benefit Democrats and has Republicans worried about voter fraud and costs.
“Simply because it makes us unique or makes us first does not necessarily mean that it actually improves on what we’re doing,’’ State Senator Jackie Winters (R) told the AP.
http://buzzpo.com/oregon-becomes-fi...acebook.com&utm_campaign=positivelyrepublican