NEW VOTER REGISTRATIONS ARE SURGING AHEAD OF NOVEMBER ELECTION — BUT HURDLES REMAIN
By Brett Wilkins
The group behind a popular get-out-the-vote technology platform said recently that it ’ s registered more than 100,000 new U . S . voters since President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race , a surge that came amid mounting Republican efforts to make it harder to register and vote .
Vote . org said that 84 % of voters registered in the new wave are under age 35 . Nearly 1 in 5 new registrees is 18 years old . Andrea Hailey , the group ’ s CEO , said that “ since 2020 , we have led the largest voter registration drive in U . S . history ,” with more than 7.8 million people registered .
After dropping out , Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to face former Republican President Donald Trump and Sen . JD Vance ( R-Ohio ) in the November election .
Vote . org ’ s success comes as Republicans at the federal level are proposing and passing legislation creating obstacles to the ballot box .
In early July , U . S . House Republicans passed Rep . Chip Roy ’ s ( R-Texas ) Safeguard American Voter Eligibility ( SAVE ) Act , which would require proof of American citizenship to vote in federal elections . Republicans claim the bill is meant to
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