Opposing mandatory voter registration at the state level in Oregon. Tucked away in an amendment to an otherwise mundane bill related to updating voter addresses, Brown’s proposal would use DMV data to register you to vote automatically, whether you wished to be or not.”
“So imagine the surprise when, over the past month, Salem’s Democrats shifted concentration to the curious cause of election reform. The ideas put forth by Secretary of State Kate Brown would create an electorate that, while larger, will be less informed and less able to participate in the process itself.
Plenty of people intentionally opt out of the political process. They view participation as sanction of policies with which they disagree. Forcing mandatory registration raises questions about infringement on First Amendment rights.