Oregon
Oregon leads nation in voter turnout rates
A voter drops a poll outdoors of the Multnomah County Elections Division in Portland, Ore., Nov. 8, 2022. Oregon voters can vote by mail-in poll, drop ballots at safe websites, or vote in-person
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Oregon at present has the best charges of voter turnout in your entire nation. Two components political scientists level to are the state’s vote by mail system and the “motor voter” legislation that routinely registers individuals to vote after they get their driver’s license. We discuss with former Oregon Secretary of State and vote-by-mail advocate Phil Keisling in regards to the numbers and what they imply.
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