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MsPoetress -> Forced to Register to Vote (2/7/2007 9:36:35 PM)
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This may be heard in committee February 24th
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/ab_183_bill_20070124_introduced.html
quote:
This bill would require, commencing with the 2009-10 school year,
and for each school year thereafter, that each pupil register to vote
as a condition of graduation from high school if the pupil otherwise
meets the requirements to vote, subject to the exceptions below. The
bill would make the pupil responsible for registering to vote and
require the pupil to submit proof of registration to the school
registrar or other appropriate school official. The bill would
require the school district to verify that a pupil has complied with
these provisions before the pupil is allowed to graduate. The bill
would authorize a pupil to choose not to register to vote by
submitting that preference in writing to the school registrar or
other appropriate school official. A pupil who does not meet the
criteria to register to vote would be exempted from this requirement.
A school district would be required to notify high school pupils of
this graduation requirement, as provided. By imposing new duties on
school districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
It should be something you want to do, not something you are forced to do.
~poe
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