If they can automatically enroll in the draft, they can automatically issue voter registration....

[reACTIONary]

Would that actually be a good idea? If by "they" we mean the federal government, then let's think twice.

The states, not the Federal government, is responsible for registering voters. We've seen recently Trump's attempt to control voter registration by making the Federal government responsible for creating eligibility lists and controlling vote by mail through the Post Office. Do we really want Trump to be responsible for actually enrolling voters?

I'm not sure, but isn't it possible for a state to automatically enroll voters?

[Stark Raving Sane]

1. Some countries do it now

These countries automatically register voters, according to Wikipedia

Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Iceland
Israel
Italy

[reACTIONary]

5. Those countries are not governed by Republicans.

[Progressive dog]

2. States register voters

I sure don't want the MAGAs deciding who votes

[EdmondDantes_]

3. The biggest difficulty is the states registering voters.

It's definitely not impossible, but it's easier to check a box saying someone turned 18 anywhere than someone turned 18 in a particular state. I'm also sketchy on giving the federal government that power because it's harder for Republicans to do shady stuff in 50 different states than 1 federal level voter registration.

[fierywoman]

4. My 18-year-old violin student here in WA state told me that the stae automatically registers

people who turn 18 to vote -- we do all our voting by mail BTW.

[dickthegrouch]

6. Another wrinkle is that some non-citizens have to register for the draft

All permanent resident males between 18-26 years old must currently register for the draft, regardless of citizenship.
That makes automatic registration for voting a little problematic.