ACLU Request Turned Down in Arizona
8/17: Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan refused to adhere to the ACLU's request that all voter registration addresses be automatically updated when they change their addresses at the DMV.
Massachusetts Will Have Automatic Voter Registration By 2020
8/9: Secretary of State William Galvin announced that Massachusetts will adopt Automatic Voter Registration by 2020.
Massachusetts Governor Says State Is Prepared for Automatic Voter Registration
7/13: Governor Charlie Baker says the Registry of Motor Vehicles is prepared to handle the state's automatic voter registration law.
Massachusetts Senate Passes Automatic Voter Registration
7/12: A bill for automatic voter registration has passed the Massachusetts State Senate.
Automatic Voter Registration Starts in Illinois
7/2: Illinois DMVs will begin automatic voter registration.
Soros Behind Push for Automatic Voter Registration
7/2: A former Soros-foundation director has joined the Rockefeller Family Fund to push automatic voter registration in New York.
Nevada Puts Automatic Voter Registration on the Ballot
6/20: Nevada voters will decide whether or not to adopt automatic voter registration when the proposed measure appears on the midterm ballot.
New York Group Pushes for Lenient Voter Laws
6/20: Let NY Vote is an advocacy group hoping to push legislation that will promote early voting and automatic registration in New York.
Massachusetts Advocacy Groups Push for Automatic Registration Bill
6/11: Common Cause Massachusetts, the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, ACLU Massachusetts, and MassPIRG are pressuring the state legislature for an automatic voter registration bill.
New Jersey Adopts Motor Voter Law
4/17: Governor Phil Murphy signed a new motor voter law, hoping to raise voter registration in the state.