MASON: Oregon is doing its job — can Congress?
Everyone hates Congress. Yet, voter participation in the United States remains below that of most developed democracies, and Congress is doing nothing about it. Last week, Oregon became the first state to institute automatic voter registration. Instead of Oregonians going through the process of voter registration when they turn 18, the state will instead pick up the burden. Using information from the Driver and Motor Vehicle Division, 300,000 of Oregon’s 800,000 unregistered voters will soon be able to cast a ballot.