Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that the state will now automatically register residents to vote while getting their driver's license or state I.D.
Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro is seen at the Celebration of Freedom Ceremony during Wawa Welcome America on July 04, 2023 in Philadelphia.Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday -- which is National Voter Registration Day -- that the state will now automatically register residents to vote while getting their driver's license or state I.D.
"I made a commitment when I was campaigning for this office that we would bring automatic voter registration to Pennsylvania and break down the barriers for legal eligible voters," Shapiro saidAutomatic voter registration is the process by which people are automatically registered to vote as they enter their personal information into other government agencies, such as a Department of Motor Vehicles. Residents have the choice to opt out of being registered.
A Pennsylvania Department of State spokesperson told ABC News that people who are not eligible to vote will not be presented with the voter registration screen during any of the DMV processes. Jessie Allen, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh, told ABC News that voter registration could help enroll people who would otherwise forget to register to vote. People who would have instead scrambled to register close to Election Day will not have to worry about their status, she said.
"If you have to take an affirmative step to do it, then you might wind up being closed out of an opportunity that you're otherwise eligible for; you just haven't checked the box. This way, if you're automatically registered, because you have a driver's license, and you realize two weeks before an election, you want to vote; you'll be able to vote," Allen said."Voter records are already often linked with motor vehicles, because they want people to be accurate.
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