Election Legislation Hearings of the Week
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Preregistration Bill Goes to Delaware Governor
The Delaware Senate voted to approve legislation Wednesday evening allowing 16- and 17-year old citizens to register to vote in... Read more
Delaware Bill to Allow Youth Voter Preregistration Moves Forward in Senate
The Delaware General Assembly is considering legislation that would allow teenagers to register to vote when they apply for a... Read more
Maryland Becomes Fifth State to Enact Preregistration Law
Yesterday, Governor Martin O’Malley signed HB 217, a bill to permit 16 and 17-year-old citizens to preregister to vote, into... Read more
Gov. O’Malley Urged to Sign Bill to Provide Preregistration to Teen Citizens
Last week, the Maryland General Assembly passed a bill to allow 16-year olds to preregister to vote. If signed by... Read more
Maryland Legislature Adopts Bill to Enfranchise Youth
On Monday, the Maryland General Assembly concluded its business for the 2010 legislative session. Though several promising pieces of legislation... Read more
Looking Beyond the College Campus in Youth Voter Engagement Efforts
Engaging young citizens in the democratic process is an issue that lawmakers and voting rights advocates have long attempted to... Read more
Preregistration Bill Heard in Arizona Senate Committee
Today the Arizona State Senate heard preregistration Senate Bill 1220, a proposed measure to allow all 17-year-old citizens to preregister... Read more
Efforts to Engage Youth Voters through Preregistration Underway
Last week, the Arizona Legislature introduced a Preregistration bill in the House, bringing it one step closer to allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister to vote. If passed, Arizona would join Florida, Hawaii, North Carolina, and soon, Rhode Island in their efforts to engage youth before they may legally vote. Read more
Gov. Schwarzenegger Approves Engaging Young CA Voters Early
The future of voter registration and civic engagement may just stand a chance. California (a populous state of many voters-to-be) will soon allow all 17-year-old citizens to preregister to vote so that they will be automatically enrolled as legal voters once they turn 18. This newer trend in legislation, which boasts bipartisan support, has recently passed in North Carolina and has been successfully implemented in five other states, including Florida. Read more