Thousands of voters joined the rolls when they turned 18 after they were preregistered when they obtained their IDs.
A law passed earlier this year allowed the Department of Public Safety to enroll eligible Minnesota residents to vote automatically when they renew or obtain a state-issued ID, such as a driver’s license. The measure16-year-olds to preregister to vote, and 13,283 16- and 17-year-olds had already been preregistered.
Before the law, applicants at Driver and Vehicle Services would need to check an “opt-in” box to be registered to vote at that point of government contact. Now, all who are eligible are automatically enrolled. Minnesota officials are committed to integrity with the new measure. “Automatic voter registration is called automatic because of its convenience for applicants,” the secretary of state’s
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