2009 House Bill 4261: Allow 16 and 17 year olds to "preregister" to vote

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Introduced by Rep. Lesia Liss (D) on February 17, 2009, to allow 16 and 17 year olds to "preregister" to vote when they turn 18.
- Referred to the House Ethics and Elections Committee on February 17, 2009.
  - Reported in the House on May 13, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on May 14, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on May 14, 2009.
Passed 92 to 18 in the House on May 14, 2009.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Received in the Senate on May 19, 2009.
- Referred to the Senate Campaign & Election Oversight Committee on May 19, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 House Bill 4261 (Allow 16 and 17 year olds to "preregister" to vote ) by inform4 on February 25, 2009

No one should be allowed to register to vote until they are of lawful age. This just opens a whole can of worms for abuse. It really frightens me the bills some of our legislators can dream up just to get their name on something. This is one more reason why we need a part-time legislature. Don't they have anything else to do. How about getting busy abolishing all the laws that run counter to our State constitution? That would keep them busy for awhile.

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2) Re: 2009 House Bill 4261 (Allow 16 and 17 year olds to "preregister" to vote ) by jmangan on February 23, 2009

Crazy, you need a bigger bumper. Our maybe you could just rent a billboard.

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3) Re: 2009 House Bill 4261 (Allow 16 and 17 year olds to "preregister" to vote ) by crazycajun on February 23, 2009

to what end?

they cannot vote, what purpose does it serve to allow them to register?

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