The Times of Trenton Editorial Board writes:

As it stands now, citizens are given the option to register to vote when they apply for a license. Under the proposal, when eligible residents visit the MVC, their information would be electronically transferred to election officials, thereby registering them to vote unless they actively opt out…

The bill has the support of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, the League of Women Voters of New Jersey, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, the New Jersey Working Families Alliance and other local organizations.