Automatic Voter Registration Boosts Sign-Ups

February 1, 2024 4:49 am

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — New data from automatic voter registration at Pennsylvania driver’s license centers shows that sign-ups have grown but remain almost evenly divided between the political parties in the presidential battleground state. The latest data was published Wednesday. It tallies just over four months of new voter registrations since Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the change in September. There has been an increase of about 45% in sign-ups at driver’s license centers compared with a similar period two years ago. The data also shows little change in the partisan mix of those signing up under the new system. That’s despite accusations by Donald Trump that Democrats would use automatic registration to “steal Pennsylvania.”