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Listen In: How Oregon Helps Its Voters Vote

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November 3, 2015

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Last year, Oregon continued its leadership in voting rights by passing the New Motor Voter law and starting to automatically register eligible voters. California and New Jersey have since followed Oregon’s lead, and 17 other states have introduced similar bills.

KUOW’s Posey Gruener and Ross Reynolds talked with me about voting rights and voter registration. Listen in here.

 

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Kristin Eberhard

Kristin Eberhard was a fellow with Sightline Institute and Senior Director of State & Local Policy for Rewiring America, following work as Director of Climate Policy at the Niskanen Center.

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1 thought on “Listen In: How Oregon Helps Its Voters Vote”

  1. Motor Voter laws are not complete, and will not honestly serve democracy, without a “None of the Above” choice available on each ballot line.

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