Bill Text: CA AR89 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to High School Voter Education Weeks.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-18 - Read. Adopted. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.). [AR89 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AR89-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
House Resolution
No. 89
| Introduced by Assembly Member Pellerin |
April 08, 2024 |
Relative to High School Voter Education Weeks.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
HR 89, as introduced, Pellerin.
Digest Key
Bill Text
WHEREAS, The Secretary of State, who is the chief election officer of the state, is committed to strengthening democracy by encouraging voter registration and increasing participation in all elections by all eligible Californians; and
WHEREAS, The youth of California play a critical role in our democracy by helping to choose the people who will lead us, and by voicing their opinions on the issues that are important to them; and
WHEREAS, Eligible pupils who are 16 and 17 years of age can preregister to vote and then automatically become active voters once they turn 18; and
WHEREAS, High schools in California are encouraged to offer preregistration and voter registration opportunities to eligible pupils by providing access to the state’s voter registration application online or by requesting physical voter registration cards for their schools; and
WHEREAS, High school administrators are also encouraged to select one or more pupils to serve as voter outreach coordinators to support pupil voter registration during High School Voter Education Weeks; and
WHEREAS, Pupils are encouraged to participate in the democratic process through voter education programs, becoming election workers, and by inviting peers, family members, and community members to register to vote and to get involved in civic engagement activities; and
WHEREAS, Pupils can actively learn about democracy, civic engagement, and voting through school participation in pupil mock elections; and
WHEREAS, With the enactment of Senate Bill 955 of the 2021–22 Regular Session (Chapter 921 of the Statutes of 2022), pupils in grades 6 to 12, inclusive, are now allowed to have one excused absence per year to participate in a civic or political event, provided that the pupil notifies the school ahead of the absence; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly, and the Secretary of State, Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., encourages all California high schools to participate in the High School Voter Education Weeks of April 15 to 26, 2024, and September 16 to 27, 2024; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
