AB 316

This bill allows a person age 16 or 17 to preregister to vote.

Under current law, only qualified electors may register to vote and vote in an

election. A qualified elector is a U.S. citizen age 18 or older who has resided in an

election district or ward for 28 consecutive days. Under this bill, a person who is age

16 or 17 but is otherwise a qualified elector may preregister to vote. A person who

preregistered to vote may not vote in any election unless they are age 18 or older on

election day. A person who preregistered may vote by absentee ballot if they will be

age 18 or older on election day.

Under current law, the Government Accountability Board must maintain

electronically the official registration list. Each registration list prepared for use as

a poll list at a polling place must contain the full name and address of each registered

elector. Under this bill, for purposes of the official registration list, "elector" means

any U.S. citizen age 16 or older who has registered or preregistered and will be

eligible to vote on or before the date of the next election. However, a registration list

prepared for use as a poll list may not contain the name of any person who

preregistered to vote unless the person will be age 18 or older on election day.