Amendment ID: S2545-10

Amendment 10

Encouring and Providing Access to Democracy for Younger Voters

Ms. Chang-Diaz, Ms. Rausch, Messrs. O'Connor and Eldridge move that the proposed new draft be amended by adding the following new section:-

SECTION XX. Section 47A of chapter 51, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-

Subsequent to such pre-registration, a pre-registrant who is not yet 18 years of age, when pre-registered as provided in this section, shall be eligible to vote at any preliminary or primary election to be held if he or she shall be the age of 18 years at the time of the subsequent special or general election and no other pre-registrant shall be allowed to vote until the pre-registrant obtains full age unless otherwise permitted by law.