Voter registration has surged in Ferguson, Missouri, in the weeks since Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, inciting riots, protests and calls for reform in community-police relations. More than 3,000 people have registered – a sure sign that the city of only 21,000 is looking to enact legislative change in the coming months,…

If any good came out of the death of Michael Brown at the hands of Darren Wilson, it could be the number of new voters in that town. Approximately 3,300 citizens in the town of 21,000 registered to vote after Brown’s death, totaling two-thirds of new voters in St. Louis County. Currently, 5 of 6 Ferguson…