Massachusetts saw a more-than-five-fold jump in voter registration applications through social service agencies in the last election cycle, new federal data shows.
The striking increase comes after the state implemented an automatic voter registration system that includes Medicaid applicants. Any eligible voter in the state who applies for Medicaid is automatically added to the rolls, unless they opt out.
During the 2021-22 election cycle, 166,539 people in Massachusetts applied to be registered to vote through social service agencies in the state, according to U.S. Election Assistance Commission data on voting and voter registration for all 50 states, released June 29. In the 2019-20 cycle, that number for Massachusetts was just 30,202, EAC data released in 2021 show.
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