"Voter registration has increased over the past decade since California began automatically registering motorists to vote when they applied for or renewed a driver license, the researchers said, following a similar move by Oregon. This change made citizens' right to vote not different from other rights, like free speech and due process, which do not require opt in' processes, said IGS Co-Director G. Cristina Mora. Eliminating such voting barriers has increased voter participation and diversity, the effects of which we are witnessing now."
"More Californians were registered to vote in Tuesday's statewide special election than in last year's presidential election, according to research published Tuesday by the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies. The researchers found just over 23 million adults have registered to vote in the state's special election. That was about 465,000 more than the 22.6 million who registered to vote a year ago in the presidential election, which typically draws higher voter interest."
Just over 23 million adults are registered to vote in California's statewide special election, about 465,000 more than the 22.6 million registered in last year's presidential election. The share of eligible citizens registered rose to 84.6% from 84% a year earlier. Automatic voter registration tied to driver license application or renewal has driven registration increases over the past decade. Eliminating opt-in voting barriers has increased voter participation and diversity. The registration rate remains below a 2021 high of 88.9% recorded during the last statewide special general election. Proposition 50 would replace independently drawn congressional maps and likely tilt five Republican-held districts toward Democrats.
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