Another State Gets It

Across the country, state legislators are amending election law to enfranchise young people and raise young voter turnout. In a bipartisan effort, Michigan State Reps. Bill Caul (R) and Mark Meadows (D) have co-sponsored a bill in the Michigan House of Representatives which would allow 17-year-olds who would be 18 by the time of a general election the chance to vote in a primary. "We found in East Lansing, before we eliminated the primary, that in the general election there were not individuals on the ballot the students had a say in choosing," Meadows said. "This would be a positive first step because it would allow people who could vote in November anyway to vote and make sure they turned out for the November election."