Voting Rights Roundup: Following GOP veto, Nevadans to vote on automatic voter registration in 2018

Reformers had filed enough signatures to place the initiative on the ballot, but Nevada law gives the state legislature a chance to pass such proposals first and avoid a statewide vote. The Democratic-controlled legislature obliged, advancing automatic registration on a party-line vote, but Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed the measure on Tuesday, and Democrats lacked the votes to override him.

Nevada could subsequently become the second state to pass this effort by initiative, after Alaska overwhelmingly voted to become the first state to do so in 2016. As Daily Kos Elections has previously demonstrated, another 19 states could attempt to pass automatic registration by initiative, which is a crucial option when Democrats only fully control six state governments and Republicans consistently oppose reforms to make voting easier.

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