ACA 7, as introduced, Mullin. Elections: voting age.
The California Constitution authorizes any person who is a United States citizen at least 18 years of age and a resident of the state to vote.
This measure, in addition, would authorize a United States citizen who is 17 years of age, is a resident of the state, and will be at least 18 years of age at the time of the next general election to register to vote and to vote in that general election and in any intervening primary or special election that occurs after the person registers to vote.
Vote: 2⁄3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
P1 1Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the
2Legislature of the State of California at its 2013-14 Regular
3Session commencing on the third day of December 2012,
4two-thirds of the membership of each house concurring, hereby
5proposes to the people of the State of California that the
6Constitution of the State be amended as follows:
That Section 2 of Article II thereof is amended to read:
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insertA United States citizenbegin insert who is at leastend insert 18 years of
3age andbegin insert aend insert resident in this State may vote.
4(b) A United States citizen who is 17 years of age, is a resident
5in this State, and will be at least 18 years of age at the time of the
6next general election may register to vote and may vote in that
7general election and in
any intervening primary or special election
8that occurs after the person registers to vote.
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