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Democrats unveil major voting reform bill after regaining full control over Minnesota's government [1]

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Date: 2023-01-10  

Minnesota for many years has ranked as one of the best states for voting access, often with the highest turnout rate nationwide, thanks in large part to policies such as same-day voter registration. Other states have made gains recently, notably where Democrats have adopted innovations such as automatic voter registration intended to make it even easier to vote. Preliminary data indicates that Minnesota saw the third-highest turnout rate in 2022 at 61% of eligible voters, just behind Maine and Oregon.

If Minnesota passes automatic voter registration, half of Americans will live in states with some form of AVR, although some of those AVR systems are more far-reaching than others. Additionally, a majority of Americans now reside in states that do not disenfranchise anyone with a felony conviction who is no longer in prison (or ever, in some cases) thanks to the adoption of reforms in several states over the past decade. Minnesota enacting this reform would bring it into line with the rest of the country.

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