woach t1_irwhwv0 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 3:48 PM Reply to comment by Chasman1965 in In the US, many eligible voters have to not only register to vote, but re-register to vote. Automatic voter re-registration – which targets those already registered rather than all eligible nonregistrants – would on its own increase turnout in the US by 5.8 percentage points. by smurfyjenkins This has been an issue in Texas over the past few years I'm not sure if it occurs in other states. Until I had moved here I hadn't heard of this before. Permalink Parent 7
woach t1_irwhwv0 wrote
Reply to comment by Chasman1965 in In the US, many eligible voters have to not only register to vote, but re-register to vote. Automatic voter re-registration – which targets those already registered rather than all eligible nonregistrants – would on its own increase turnout in the US by 5.8 percentage points. by smurfyjenkins
This has been an issue in Texas over the past few years
I'm not sure if it occurs in other states. Until I had moved here I hadn't heard of this before.