m_gallery = "governor_kate_brown_holds_pres"; Subscribe to OregonLive. m_gallery_title = "Governor Kate Brown holds press conference"; Brown also credited the initiative for increasing voter turnout in last year’s midterms from 43 percent to 60 percent, which she said could be backed up by data differentiating new automatically registered voters from the increased enthusiasm of Democrats last year. The Oregon law — the first “automatic voter registration” policy to be tested in an election — is notable for a subtle innovation: It is opt-out, not opt-in. The Senate passed the bill on a 17-13 vote Thursday. Opting out is simple. m_gallery_json = "https://blog.oregonlive.com/photogallery/4450/17071215.json"; Republicans fiercely argued against House Bill 2177, saying that people should take their own steps to register to vote. Rep. Shemia Fagan, D-Clackamas, said police officers shouldn't be allowed to search a house without a warrant because someone hadn't signed a government document saying they wanted to exercise their right against unreasonable search and seizure. "Automatic voter registration replaces individual convenience with government coercion.". Rep. Bill Post, R-Keizer, said it was easy for anyone to register to vote in Oregon. She estimated that “the [party affiliation] numbers are on par with about the registration” and noted that the process doesn’t register new voters with party affiliation, which a voter would need to change manually in order to participate in the state’s closed primaries. The Elections Division will send you information on Oregon Motor Voter that explains your automatic voter registration options. It would create a net benefit, she argued, because the effort could allow more resources to be poured into other parts of the electoral process. Some on the left worry that such laws will hinder a tried-and-true strategy of using voter registration drives as a way to connect with voters who they can learn more about and later mobilize, said Paul Gronke, political science professor at Reed College and director of the school’s Early Voting Information Center. Bruce Rauner of Illinois vetoed a similar automatic registration bill in his state this year, citing concerns about fraud. During the lengthy floor debate, lawmakers argued over just what it meant to have the right to vote. In Oregon, eligible voters receive a card in the mail notifying them of their automatic registration. Of 437 automatically registered voters who took the next step and actually filled out a card to choose a party … Preliminary numbers suggest that's been the case in Oregon. Buehler countered that three men in the corner of the mural were walking away from the Champoeg meeting - symbolizing the right of people to not participate in civic affairs. according to the bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures. Or they can simply do nothing. "Too many eligible voters are not registered to vote in Oregon, or they are put on inactive rolls because they move frequently," said House Majority Leader Val Hoyle, D-Eugene. Rather than ask eligible residents to take an action like checking a box to register to vote, residents are automatically registered when they apply for, renew or replace a drivers’ license, ID card or permit at the state Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division. When California debated its automatic voter registration this fall, The Fix's Philip Bump made the case that boosting voter registration in a Democratic-leaning state will simply boost the number of Democratic voters more than Republicans. By registering voters throughout the year, states can avoid hiring temporary workers and paying overtime for employees closer to the election, he said. Missing out on the latest scoops? A former radio talk show host, Post said he often would give step-by-step instructions on how to register electronically using a smart phone. They also argue that such programs make government more efficient by spreading out a spike in processing of voter registration forms. Gov. Kate Brown, who developed the measure when she was secretary of state. Although it wasn't expressed on the floor, some Republican activists have worried that the bill is aimed at padding the Democratic political advantage in the state. But he and other voting law specialists say the early data released last month by Jeanne P. Atkins, Oregon’s secretary of state, was promising. Oregon: Automatic voter registration bill passes Oregon House largely on partisan vote | OregonLive.com. Of course, some of the residents registered through the program may have taken the initiative to do so on their own, but many had the chance and failed to act: Nearly half of the people added to the rolls were automatically registered based on D.M.V. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. The "new motor voter bill," so called because it calls for the state to use drivers' license data to automatically register voters, is sought by Democrats who see it as a way to help sweep away barriers to voting, particularly among younger and poorer citizens who frequently move. Of those, nearly 100,000 voted last month, a turnout rate of 43 percent, more than half the 80 percent rate among all registered voters in the state. Kate Brown. If they didn't respond, they would be registered as a non-affiliated voter. Republicans also raised a flurry of other objections, saying they were worried about preserving the confidentiality of personal data and the cost to counties of mailing out thousands of additional ballots. The projected cost to Oregon’s counties was just over $765,000. m_gallery_type = "photo"; Gallery: Governor Kate Brown holds press conference. In what is sometimes referred to as the “Oregon model,” an eligible voter … m_gallery_permalink = "http://photos.oregonlive.com/4450/gallery/governor_kate_brown_holds_pres/index.html";
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