All Upside Oregon ‘Motor Voter’ Law In Context. (Republicans Should Be Ashamed)

Would other states adopt a measure similar to the one in Oregon — that automatically register eligible voters when they get their driver’s license? (Eric Gay/AP)

Might Oregon’s first-in-the-country automatic voter registration law come to other states?

What are the voter policy trends elsewhere in the country?

Barry Burden, an elections expert, joins Here & Now’s Robin Young to discuss Oregon’s law and the broader voter registration landscape.

• Here & Now: Measure In Oregon Could Boost Number Of Registered Voters

Guest

• Barry Burden, political science professor and director of the Elections Research Centerat the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He tweets @bcburden.