How Democrats Are Smoothing the Path to the Ballot Box

Earlier this month Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro announced the introduction of automatic voter registration in his state, making it the 24th in the union to authorize this measure (along with the District of Columbia) since 2015.

Under these measures eligible voters are automatically registered to vote when they interact with certain government services, details of which vary from state to state, unless they actively chose to opt out.

The moves have caused Republican fury, with Donald Trump labelling the Pennsylvania decision "a disaster for the election of Republicans." However, one prominent political scientist told Newsweek the...