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Link diploma to voting, says S.J. legislator
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| Contributor | Patrick |
| Last Edited | Patrick Feb 01, 2007 12:18pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - San Jose Mercury News |
| News Date | Thursday, February 1, 2007 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Joe Coto has a provocative proposal to increase voter participation among young people: He wants to require high school students to register to vote before they can receive a diploma.
If his measure becomes law, graduating seniors beginning with the class of 2010 who meet the state's criteria to become voters -- be 18 and a U.S. citizen, for example -- would be required to submit proof of registration to the school.
It's believed California would be the first state to tie registration to graduation. The bill allows students to opt out of the requirement, but they would have to put their request in writing.
``What we want to try to do is just increase the engagement of people in the democratic process,'' said Coto, D-San Jose. ``The percentage of people who determine the outcomes of elections is a very small percentage of the population because there are so many people who are not registered.'' |
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