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California’s Youth Votes Are Up for Grabs

September 28, 2019 9:52 amSeptember 30, 2019 11:18 am

As the mandated 154-day report for the primary election nears, Secretary of State Alex Padilla claims voter pre-registration is ‘wildly successful’. This program that kicked off in 2016 targets 16 and 17 year olds to prepare them to vote when...

California Poised to Lower Voting Age to 17

March 5, 2019 2:44 pmMarch 6, 2019 6:58 am

Expect 17 year olds to be voting in California’s 2020 election. A new bill, ACA 8, just introduced by Assemblyman Evan Low, will amend the state constitution to lower the voting age from 18 to 17. Having kids vote is ridiculous,...