Oregon saw big hikes in voter turnout among youth and voter registration among communities of color in its first election since adopting automatic voter registration, a new report shows. The Alliance for Youth Action is an advocacy group that supports automatic voter registration generally and Oregon’s law specifically. The increases in youth registration outpaced Oregon’s population growth in that demographic. Despite signs of success in Oregon soon after the election, Republican governors in a number of states have blocked attempts to pass automatic voter registration. Over the last two years, automatic voter registration bills have been introduced in nearly 30 states.

Source: Huffington Post April 25, 2017 22:46 UTC