cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/8524143

People in Wales are to be automatically registered to vote in elections under new Welsh Government plans. A new law will soon be pursued which it is hoped will boost turnout.

Pilot schemes have previously been announced but counsel general Mick Antoniw has now confirmed the Labour-run government will look at changing the law to make sure everyone is automatically registered. A report by the Electoral Commission, released on September 18, found almost 400,000 people across Wales are either incorrectly registered to vote or missing completely and the current system "does not work well for voters or those who administer it". It called for "urgent reforms".