California law lets 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds fill out a voter registration form, which is activated when the individual turns age 18. On September 26, the Secretary of State released a registration tally for these pre-registered voters. Their partisan affiliation is: Democratic 42.6%; Republican 13.7%; American Independent 3.7%; Libertarian 1.3%; Peace & Freedom 1.0%; Green .7%; independent and miscellaneous 37.0%.
Excellent start. 14 year olds are next. At some point, the registration age might be below the legal abortable age in California, which is when it may start to get awkward.
I don’t see any problem there, given how many young people are suicidal nowadays.
This should be outlawed federally.
It’s not just Cali:
https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/preregistration-for-young-voters
For me, it was around the time I got my driver’s license. I was still in high school. In fact, I think I was given the form in school. But I didn’t vote until I was in my twenties.
It should be mandating federally, along with voting itself.
Think about it, instead of mock elections, kids in school could vote in the real thing!
WHEN DO OLDE GOP FOLKS IN CA GO EXTINCT ???
DEAD OR MOVED TO SOUTH GOP REGIME STATES
The Republicans have big problems ahead.
California is on the Southern border.
Actually, the trend has reversed and the GOP is now gaining in California.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-carolina-removes-747-000-175056838.html
NC — VOTER PURGE — AS IN ABOUT 2 WHOLE USA REP DISTS
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japanese-man-acquitted-1966-murders-after-45-years-death-row-2024-09-26/
JAPAN — MERE 45 YEARS ON DEATH ROW — ACQUITTED
HOW MANY INNOCENT KILLED BY STATISTS ???
Great news for GOP!
How many innocents killed by the wrongly released and soft on crime policies?
Democrats Saving Democracy – Why shouldn’t potentially abortable children have a say in the political realm? The laws affect them. If they’re old enough to be killed, they’re old enough to vote.
When you’re right, you’re right. I was thinking it could potentially put abortion for all in danger, but you all have convinced me it wouldn’t. Thanks!
Age of voting, drinking age, age to buy tobacco, gambling age, age of consent, age to get a drivers license, age to buy guns, age to get a job, age you can be drafted, age you can be taxed, age to be called up for jury duty, etc. all should be the same, regardless of however high or low that age is. Either your brain is mature enough to make adult choices and be responsible for them, or it isn’t.
VIETNAM WAR >>> AGE 18 IN 26 AMDT (1971)
We apologize for using the offensive term “I”. There is no I in team. It remains true that we as a group were convinced.
As a corollary, since we can’t always know when a woman becomes pregnant, women who are pregnant or could become pregnant should get an extra vote on behalf of their fetus or potential fetus.
I don’t see any problem with the voting age to be 16 nationwide.
I’m with Democrats Saving Democracy. The voting age should be your would be mother could become pregnant with you. She casts the proxy vote until you’re physically able to.
DSD —
ANY CHECK ON MULTIPLE BUNS IN AN OVEN = MULTIPLE VOTES ???
Another excellent point. Does the octomom still hold the record? If so, make that 8 extra votes to every woman who could become pregnant, just in case. This would also include transmen and nonbinary individuals who could become pregnant. Maybe round it up to ten.
Oh… That’s evil…
Trying to lock kids into a bad decision they made when they were young. That’s horrible…
Bad decisions can be made at any age.