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Blog, News Articles - California and other states move to allow preregistration for young voters
October 19, 2009
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed legislation that will 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.
Three other states permit citizens as young as 16 to preregister, including Florida, Hawaii, and North Carolina, where the newly passed law will become effective in January 2010.
According to FairVote, a member of the Massachusetts statehouse leadership announced last week that a similar measure is her top priority in coming weeks. And the Washington, D.C. City Council last week unanimously backed pre-registration legislation.
To follow preregistration bills and other election reforms, visit www.ElectionLegislation.org.