Among the new laws that took effect with the start of 2020 in Massachusetts is automatic voter registration.
The new law means people who renew a driver’s license at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, apply for MassHealth, or purchase insurance from the Commonwealth Health Connector will be automatically registered to vote.
When the law was passed in the summer of 2018, Janet Domenitz, executive director of MassPIRG said there were an estimated 600,000 eligible, but unregistered voters in Massachusetts.
"We think this will be a big success for increasing the number of registered voters in Massachusetts," said Domenitz, who was one several election reform advocates who lobbied the state legislature for years to get automatic voter registration.
The three agencies designated to automatically register people to vote require citizenship documentation.
