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Judi Lynn

(160,592 posts) Sat Apr 7, 2018, 12:11 AM Apr 2018

More Than 100,000 California Teenagers Are Now Preregistered To Vote

Source: Huffington Post

04/06/2018 06:52 pm ET
It’s the result of major efforts in the state to increase youth civic engagement.
By Antonia Blumberg

Over 100,000 16- and 17-year-olds in California are now preregistered to vote, the state’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced on Friday.

Roughly 38 percent of those teenagers registered as Democrat, and 10 percent registered as Republican, with a smattering of other party affiliations represented, according to data released by Padilla’s office. The greatest percentage ― just over 43 percent ― registered with no party preference.

The achievement comes amid a nationwide tide of youth activism over gun control and marks the outcome of recent efforts in the state to increase civic engagement among youth.

“We are seeing the impact that young people can have when they stand up and engage,” Padilla said in a statement. “Since California launched pre-registration, 100,000 soon-to-be voters have answered the call to participate in their democracy. As Secretary of State, I want to do all we can to encourage civic engagement among our youth.”

Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/more-than-100000-california-teenagers-are-now-pre-registered-to-vote_us_5ac7bc84e4b09d0a119390e7

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More Than 100,000 California Teenagers Are Now Preregistered To Vote (Original Post) Judi Lynn Apr 2018 OP

Good. Every 17-year-old should be. nt SunSeeker Apr 2018 #1

Follow the Children. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #2

I was going to say that this might not do us much good in California. Aristus Apr 2018 #3

Registering for the draft once was compulsory for 18 year old males Zorro Apr 2018 #4

It still is. ancianita Apr 2018 #12

Don't 18 year old voters often vote like their parents? 38% seems awful low for Dems. C Moon Apr 2018 #5

I am not surprised that young folk are not completely enamored of either party Skittles Apr 2018 #7

+1 C Moon Apr 2018 #8

My son turns 18 before the next elections in Nov. flying-skeleton Apr 2018 #6

we need the 17y-18 yrs to register in North Carolina, Florida, Wisconsin,Michigan, Pa...not so much beachbum bob Apr 2018 #9

Bye bye Dana Rohrbacher! Cicada Apr 2018 #10

Hopefully spreads across the nation... Maxheader Apr 2018 #11

Immediate impact...? Grins Apr 2018 #13

SunSeeker

(51,630 posts)

1. Good. Every 17-year-old should be. nt

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Sat Apr 7, 2018, 12:33 AM

Apr 2018

sheshe2

(83,843 posts)

2. Follow the Children.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 12:48 AM

Apr 2018

Their time. Their voice.

Aristus

(66,436 posts)

3. I was going to say that this might not do us much good in California.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 01:03 AM

Apr 2018

Then I thought about the possibility of the Dems flipping some of the red districts in California.

We need all the flips we can get in order to take back the House.

Zorro

(15,748 posts)

4. Registering for the draft once was compulsory for 18 year old males

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 01:48 AM

Apr 2018

Perhaps compulsory voter registration for 18 year olds is an idea worth pursuing.

ancianita

(36,130 posts)

12. It still is.

Reply to Zorro (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 01:29 PM

Apr 2018

https://www.sss.gov/Registration/Why-Register

I would go for compulsory voter registration, given that a precedent exists.

C Moon

(12,219 posts)

5. Don't 18 year old voters often vote like their parents? 38% seems awful low for Dems.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 02:27 AM

Apr 2018

It could be conservative parents telling their kids (who don't care anything about voting) to register to vote, and then tell them to vote GOP.
Okay! I admit it! That's what happened to me.

Skittles

(153,174 posts)

7. I am not surprised that young folk are not completely enamored of either party

Reply to C Moon (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 03:10 AM

Apr 2018

Last edited Sat Apr 7, 2018, 04:40 AM - Edit history (1)

look at the shit that has been handed to them

C Moon

(12,219 posts)

8. +1

Reply to Skittles (Reply #7)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 04:28 AM

Apr 2018

flying-skeleton

(698 posts)

6. My son turns 18 before the next elections in Nov.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 02:35 AM

Apr 2018

I did not know he could 'pre-register'. I'll definitely get him on it right away. Add another 1 to the democratic party.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

9. we need the 17y-18 yrs to register in North Carolina, Florida, Wisconsin,Michigan, Pa...not so much

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 06:32 AM

Apr 2018

for california except in a few congressional districts

Cicada

(4,533 posts)

10. Bye bye Dana Rohrbacher!

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Sat Apr 7, 2018, 07:38 AM

Apr 2018

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)

11. Hopefully spreads across the nation...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 08:25 AM

Apr 2018

Young voters understanding the power of the vote...it does matter.

Grins

(7,224 posts)

13. Immediate impact...?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 04:08 PM

Apr 2018

Immediate impact #1: Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Utah, Maine, Nevada, West Virginia; all "red" states that allow registration at age 16 to be voters when they turn 18.

Then there are the "red" states that already allow registrations if they will turn 18 by the next (general) election.

Immediate impact #2: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

That's 27 states. That's 54 Senators. It's also 209 members of the House. Not all Republicans in both houses, but the R's own the majority in those states! So get registered and GOTV!

Going to be an interesting year!

"So many of our Christians have what I call the goo-goo syndrome: good government. They want everybody to vote. I don't want everybody to vote. Elections are not won by a majority of people, they never have been from the beginning of our country and they are not now. As a matter of fact, our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down." - Paul Weyrich, to the 15,000 conservative preachers at the "Religious Roundtable", Dallas, Texas, August 1980.

What he said.

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