Trump is urging Republicans to stop automatic voter registration in Pennsylvania, saying it will hurt GOP candidates in the state, including him in next year’s presidential election. So the more people vote, the smaller his margin? Yes, please! Via The Hill:
“Pennsylvania is at it again! The Radical Left Governor, Josh Shapiro, has just announced a switch to Automatic Voter Registration, a disaster for the Election of Republicans, including your favorite President, ME!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Monday. “This is a totally Unconstitutional Act, and must be met harshly by Republican Leadership in Washington and Pennsylvania. Likewise, the RNC, and Ronna McDaniel, must spend their time working on this, instead of meaningless Debates where I am up by more than 50 points.”
The second 2024 GOP presidential primary debate is scheduled for Wednesday. As with the first, Trump is not expected to participate.
Shapiro announced last week that Pennsylvania will be rolling out automatic voter registration ahead of the 2024 election cycle. Eligible voters in the state will now be automatically opted in when renewing or receiving new ID cards and driver’s licenses.
The original motor-voter law, called the National Voter Registration Act, was passed in 1993.
After the NVRA became effective, several states failed to take the steps necessary to comply with the law; several of them also challenged the constitutionality of the Act. Beginning within a month of the Act's effective date, the Department responded by filling a series of lawsuits requiring these states to comply with the Act's procedures as well as defending its constitutionality.
Those states involved in the first round of cases included California, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, New York, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. The Department's litigation addressed each state's refusal, often on constitutional grounds, to implement provisions of the Act. As a result of these cases and actions filed by private individuals, the Act's constitutionality was established and states were ordered to comply with the Act's requirements.
Since that time, the United States has continued to bring litigation to ensure compliance with all facets of the Act.
So you see, this has been a federal law for decades. It's just that Republican state houses have been blocking its implementation for so long, we forgot!
