return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 days agoTrump signs executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal electionswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1313arrow-down18
arrow-up1305arrow-down1external-linkTrump signs executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal electionswww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·6 days agoOregon, a blue state, like super blue, sapphire blue, the bluest blue that ever blue, has been doing this since 2016. https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages/motor-voter-faq.aspx
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·6 days agoThe point being motor voting and vote by mail works, even if it is tied to a state ID and it’s not a Republican thing. Look at the election turnout in Oregon compared to national turnout since enabling motor voting in 2016: 2016 - 80.33% vs. 59.2% 2018 - 67.8% vs. 53.4% 2020 - 78.5% vs. 65.3% 2022 - 66.9% vs. 46.8% 2024 - 75% vs. 63.4% Sources: https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/Voter_Turnout_History_General_Election.pdf https://www.opb.org/article/2024/12/26/oregon-voter-turnout-dropped-75-percent-2024-election/ “Since 2012, the last election before the new system, the percentage of eligible Oregonians registered to vote has increased from 75% to 94%.” https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/voter-turnout-in-presidential-elections https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/04/behind-2018-united-states-midterm-election-turnout.html https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2022:_Analysis_of_voter_turnout
Oregon, a blue state, like super blue, sapphire blue, the bluest blue that ever blue, has been doing this since 2016.
https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages/motor-voter-faq.aspx
your point being?
The point being motor voting and vote by mail works, even if it is tied to a state ID and it’s not a Republican thing.
Look at the election turnout in Oregon compared to national turnout since enabling motor voting in 2016:
2016 - 80.33% vs. 59.2%
2018 - 67.8% vs. 53.4%
2020 - 78.5% vs. 65.3%
2022 - 66.9% vs. 46.8%
2024 - 75% vs. 63.4%
Sources:
https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/Voter_Turnout_History_General_Election.pdf
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/12/26/oregon-voter-turnout-dropped-75-percent-2024-election/
“Since 2012, the last election before the new system, the percentage of eligible Oregonians registered to vote has increased from 75% to 94%.”
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/voter-turnout-in-presidential-elections
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/04/behind-2018-united-states-midterm-election-turnout.html
https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2022:_Analysis_of_voter_turnout