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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Tue Mar 31, 2015, 06:35 PM Mar 2015

Congratulations to Oregon for enacting Americas first automatic voter registration law....

http://www.bipartisanreport.com/oregon-adopts-nations-first-automatic-voter-registration-law

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Congratulations to Oregon for enacting Americas first automatic voter registration law.... (Original Post) Playinghardball Mar 2015 OP

I am proud of OR! fredamae Mar 2015 #1

Good Job HassleCat Mar 2015 #2

Israel has automatic voter registration. AIPAC? Republicans care to weigh in? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #3

Praises to the state legislature and governor of Oregon. Moving forward with the times Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #4

So glad to be an Oregonian for the past two decades. Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #5

Oregon's voting process is the best, totally people friendly. nt Zorra Mar 2015 #6

Good step. But I must insist on the benefits of mandatory voting. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #7

California is right behind you (fingers crossed), our wonderful northern neighbor! Stardust Apr 2015 #8

Oregon is ahead of the curve in many ways. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #9

fredamae

(4,458 posts)

1. I am proud of OR!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 06:38 PM

Mar 2015

As SoS Gov Brown sponsored this bill...as Gov she got to sign it into law.

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)

2. Good Job

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 07:07 PM

Mar 2015

I used to work as a county election official in Oregon, and I was always impressed by how the county clerks and secretary of state tried very hard to make sure the system made it easy to register, easy to vote. This provides a nice contrast to states where they're trying to make it more difficult to register and vote. Good job, Oregon.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

3. Israel has automatic voter registration. AIPAC? Republicans care to weigh in?

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Tue Mar 31, 2015, 07:08 PM

Mar 2015

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

4. Praises to the state legislature and governor of Oregon. Moving forward with the times

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Tue Mar 31, 2015, 07:10 PM

Mar 2015

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

5. So glad to be an Oregonian for the past two decades.

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Tue Mar 31, 2015, 07:33 PM

Mar 2015

Zorra

(27,670 posts)

6. Oregon's voting process is the best, totally people friendly. nt

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Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:19 PM

Mar 2015

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

7. Good step. But I must insist on the benefits of mandatory voting.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:25 PM

Mar 2015

as in Australia.

Stardust

(3,894 posts)

8. California is right behind you (fingers crossed), our wonderful northern neighbor!

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Wed Apr 1, 2015, 04:59 AM

Apr 2015

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

9. Oregon is ahead of the curve in many ways.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2015, 06:14 AM

Apr 2015

Pot legalization, a right to free speech even broader than that in the US Constitution (as such, censorship-minded authoritarian types may wish to think twice before moving to Oregon)

....I do believe we are representative of the future, as much as that fact may nettle some folks' bonnets.

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