Same-day voter registration
In 22 states, despite a lack of preparation, you can still hit the democracy jackpot
Didn’t register to vote? If you live in one of several dozen states, you can still register tomorrow, and vote. There are dozens of reasons to do so!
First, a few highlights.
Improve democracy in Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, and Nevada
These states are considering a massive change to democracy itself: letting everyone vote in the primary, even if they don’t belong to a party. This opens the way to nominating less-extreme candidates. Those nominees then run in a ranked-choice general election, a way to elect winners who may be acceptable to the maximum number of voters. (In Alaska, voters will decide whether to keep this reform.) Your vote helps reform democracy!
Decide on reproductive rights in Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, and Maryland
These states have ballot initiatives to decide whether everyone in the state gets reproductive rights.
Control of Congress in the balanace (AK, CA, CO, CT, IL, IA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NV, VA, WA, and WI)
Dozens of swing districts will determine control of Congress.
Polls show control of Congress to be right on a knife edge. In addition to polls, special-elections in 2023-2024 have shown Democrats outperforming their last Presidential election. This is an indicator of tomorrow’s performance, and leaves them somewhat favored to retake control. The special election-based prediction is the orange line below.
A Northwest Passage To Power
Control of state legislatures hangs in the balance in the following states with same-day registration: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Alaska, Nevada, New Hampshire. Here below is a sampling of competitive districts. This is made possible in part by fair districting in Michigan and Wisconsin.
To learn more about the power that comes from your same-day registration and voting, look up your state!
