By Ken Blackwell, The Stream, November 1, 2023
Ken Blackwell is the Chairman of the Center for Election Integrity at the America First Policy Institute and the former Secretary of State of Ohio.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has decided to unilaterally implement a system of automatic voter registration that history has proven is filled with many documented problems. Without discussion, debate, an executive order, or the state legislature’s approval, Pennsylvanians will now be affected by a questionable way of preparing citizens to vote.
You Didn’t Ask for Sprinkles and Nuts
Automatic voter registration is currently used in 23 states and the District of Columbia. Supporters say it simplifies the registration process and removes barriers to voting, but this is verifiably untrue, and there are many failures of automatic voter registration that make it a deeply flawed system. …