Motor-Voter Youth

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday that automatically preregisters 16- and 17-year-olds to vote when they get their first driver’s license or state ID, in hopes of making them more likely to vote once they turn 18.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday that automatically preregisters 16- and 17-year-olds to vote when they get their first driver’s license or state ID, in hopes of making them more likely to vote once they turn 18.