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IN HB1173
Bill
Status
1/12/2015
Primary Sponsor
Robin Shackleford
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AI Summary
HB 1173 Summary
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Permits individuals ages 16-18 to register to vote but prohibits them from voting until they reach age 18 at the next general, municipal, or special election.
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Requires Bureau of Motor Vehicles employees to inform applicants that address changes on driver's licenses or identification cards automatically serve as voter registration address updates.
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Eliminates the option for individuals to opt out of automatic voter registration address changes when updating their driver's license or identification card information.
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Effective date: July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Voter registration. Provides that a person who is at least 16 years of age but not more than 18 years of age may register to vote but may not vote until the person will be at least 18 years of age at the next general, municipal, or special election. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to notify an individual who submits a change of address for a driver's license or identification card that the change of address serves as notice of a change of address for voter registration purposes. (Under current law the individual can specify that the address change
Last Action
Representative Bartlett added as coauthor
1/29/2015