Chronically low voter turnout rates could be ameliorated with NJ same day voter registration plan | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

New Jersey had an election last month, and nobody showed up. Yes, that’s an exaggeration, but just barely: The primary turnout was the lowest in 90 years. Our elected officials – who apparently want to be taken more seriously than the rest of us take them – recognize this as a trend. We avoid the polls…