On April 30, the Oregon House Rules Committee introduced HB 3521, which would provide that any citizen for whom the state has data will automatically be registered. Persons put on the voting rolls would then be notified, giving the individual a chance to choose a party or independent status, and also giving the person a chance to decline to become a registered voter. Here is the text of the bill.
The automatic registration idea is used in Great Britain and other foreign countries, but as far as is known, has never been used in the United States. Thanks to Blair Bobier for the news of the bill. The bill had a hearing on May 8; see this story.
This would certainly ease the petitioning process to place issues and candidates on the ballot in Oregon, since the signers of these petitions are required to be registered voters, as the effect of this would be to greatly increase the number of registered voters.
Great Britain does an annual canvass, where registration forms are distributed to all residences. Apartments in Great Britain often don’t have private mailboxes, so the forms may be left in an open area and might not be filled in.
I’m curious whether it will make any difference in Oregon. Who has a signature, address, age of birth, social security number, and citizenship status?
Answer: Anyone who is already required to register voters, unless they decline, such as the driver’s license bureau.
#2 Brits are now going to individual voter registrations as in the USA.
The Brits are slowly coming OUT of the DARK AGE – but still NO written constitution in the DARK AGE Brit regime.
— just one giant collection of robot party hacks in the gerrymander House of Commons and the appointed super robot party hacks in the House of Lords (many retired/losers from the House of Commons).