People, the draft is NOT back (yet). Males have had to register for the SSS for a long time now and the change is that instead of them doing it themselves, the government is automatically registering them. That's all (again, for now).
Now, I think that is itself a bad thing, but saying that the draft is back is not at all accurate.
We have enough scary shit out there, don't make it worse.
Quite a few states have automatic voter registration (AVR). My state, Oregon, has AVR.
It's often called "motor voter" because it started at the DMV (dept of motor vehicles) Some states are looking beyond the DMV to get more people automatically registered to vote.
https://www.findlaw.com/voting/my-voting-guide/what-is-automatic-voter-registration.html
And then there's North Dakota which doesn't even require registration!
Sorry if this is too rambling, voting issues are interesting to me.
@ahimsa_pdx @LeslieBurns Motor Voter was signed into federal law by Bill Clinton. All states are required to ask people if they'd like to register to vote when they get their driver's license/state ID.
Automatic voter registration would be simpler--you turn 18 and you're registered to vote. No need to do anything else. (It should also mean no voter purges due to inactivity and other shenanigans, but obviously none of that will change without a new Voting Rights Act)
Leslie Burns
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