The battleground state’s 2023 policy resurfaced right before the end of the election year because people were concerned that it could be used to interfere in the upcoming election.
The Federalist reported that Gov. Josh Shapiro, D–Pa., was criticized in September 2023 when he announced that the state had implemented automatic voter registration for “eligible Commonwealth residents obtaining driver’s licenses and ID cards at Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) driver and photo license centers.”
Pennsylvania now has automatic voter registration.
There are about 1.6 million Pennsylvanians who are eligible to vote but aren’t registered.
This is a safe, secure, and streamlined way to be able to get them to register and participate in our democracy. pic.twitter.com/0R2PgfUZXm
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) September 19, 2023
Before the switch to automatic voter registration, the state offered people getting a driver’s license an option to register to vote. However, after the new policy was implemented, everyone who applies for a driver’s license is automatically registered and must opt-out if they don’t want to be—or cannot be—registered to vote.
Those who opposed the decision stated that people who are not eligible to vote, like those who are not American citizens, would be able not to opt-out and would be registered to vote anyway. […]
— Read More: headlineusa.com
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