Oregon was the first state to adapt automatic voter registration in 2015, and advocates say the reform can significantly strengthen voting rights. While it’s too early to assess the overall impact of automatic voter registration, early indications suggest that it could significantly bolster voter participation. After the state’s legislature failing to override his veto, voting advocates brought up the measure again this year. For voting rights advocates, who want registration in as many state agencies as possible, it was easy to accept. Automatic voter registration at motor vehicle agencies will start on July 1, 2018, and a year later at other state agencies.

Source: Huffington Post August 28, 2017 14:37 UTC