Land Wants 16-Year Old to Register to Vote
The Associated Press is reporting that Michigan's Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land wants to see 16 year-olds to register to vote when they get they come into her office to get their first drivers license. They won't be able to actually vote until after their 18th birthday, but they won't have to make a second trip to the Secretary of State's office in order to register.
Quite frankly, this is one of those ideas that as soon as I heard it, my first reaction was to wish that I thought of it first. I hope that Michigan Legislature enacts the enabling legislation to make this happen and does so expeditiously. More over, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm (D, MI) would be a fool not to sign such a bill once it reaches her desk.
The easier it is for first-time voters to register, the more likely they will be to vote. And that the more people there are participating, the stronger our democracy is in the Great Lakes State.
