I was spending some time at my internship today looking at various bills around the country relating to election reform and voting. I found a very interesting one here in our own state of Wisconsin.
State Senator Fred Risser, a great Democrat, has introduced a bill, SB. 6, that would help give more young people the right to vote. The text of the bill, according to the Wisconsin Legislature's site, states:
Every U.S. citizen age 18 or older, or age 17 on the date of a primary for an election to be held on a date on which the citizen will be age 18, who has resided in an election district or ward for 10 days before any election where the citizen offers to vote is an eligible elector.
So basically what that means is that if you will be 18 by the general election, you have a right to vote in a primary if you are still 17. I think it's a great idea. If you are going to have a say in who ends up winning the election, shouldn't you also get an opportunity to help decide who will get to the general election?
I personally applaud Senator Risser on his work to get more young people involved in the political process. I hope that the State Senate and State Assembly will take up action on this issue and help to extend suffrage here in Wisconsin. The think it is important to have as many people involved in the civic affairs as possible.
State Senator Fred Risser, a great Democrat, has introduced a bill, SB. 6, that would help give more young people the right to vote. The text of the bill, according to the Wisconsin Legislature's site, states:
Every U.S. citizen age 18 or older, or age 17 on the date of a primary for an election to be held on a date on which the citizen will be age 18, who has resided in an election district or ward for 10 days before any election where the citizen offers to vote is an eligible elector.
So basically what that means is that if you will be 18 by the general election, you have a right to vote in a primary if you are still 17. I think it's a great idea. If you are going to have a say in who ends up winning the election, shouldn't you also get an opportunity to help decide who will get to the general election?
I personally applaud Senator Risser on his work to get more young people involved in the political process. I hope that the State Senate and State Assembly will take up action on this issue and help to extend suffrage here in Wisconsin. The think it is important to have as many people involved in the civic affairs as possible.
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