Amended IN Assembly May 03, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 12Introduced by Assembly Member GomezJanuary 30, 2017Relative to voter education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 12, as amended, Gomez. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, It is currently required that voter education information, including the importance of registering to vote, how to register to vote, and the requirements to qualify as eligible to register to vote, be included in the American government and civics curriculum at the high school level; andWHEREAS, Many high school pupils have not taken advantage of voter preregistration, in which eligible 16-year-old and 17-year-old Californians are encouraged to participate; andWHEREAS, Voting among Californias youth is strikingly lower than in voting by other age groups, as the 18 to 29, inclusive, age group made up 21.2 percent of the eligible voting population in 2012, yet made up a mere 15.4 percent of voters, compared to the group aged 65 years of age and older, who made up 19.1 percent of the eligible voting population in 2012, yet they constituted 22.3 percent of those who cast ballots; andWHEREAS, A healthy democracy requires a diverse amalgamation of voices and opinions in pursuit of governing with the consent of a plurality that better represents a constituency as diverse as that which exists in the Golden State of California; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That, during the next revision of the history-social science curriculum framework after January 1, 2018, the Assembly requests the Instructional Quality Commission to consider including content on the importance of preregistering to vote in local, state, and federal elections, how to preregister to vote, both online and by mail, and the requirements for preregistering to vote, as appropriate, in that framework; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
Amended IN Assembly May 03, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 12Introduced by Assembly Member GomezJanuary 30, 2017Relative to voter education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 12, as amended, Gomez. Digest Key
Amended IN Assembly May 03, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2017
Amended IN Assembly May 03, 2017
Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
House Resolution No. 12
Introduced by Assembly Member GomezJanuary 30, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Gomez
January 30, 2017
Relative to voter education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
HR 12, as amended, Gomez.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, It is currently required that voter education information, including the importance of registering to vote, how to register to vote, and the requirements to qualify as eligible to register to vote, be included in the American government and civics curriculum at the high school level; and
WHEREAS, Many high school pupils have not taken advantage of voter preregistration, in which eligible 16-year-old and 17-year-old Californians are encouraged to participate; and
WHEREAS, Voting among Californias youth is strikingly lower than in voting by other age groups, as the 18 to 29, inclusive, age group made up 21.2 percent of the eligible voting population in 2012, yet made up a mere 15.4 percent of voters, compared to the group aged 65 years of age and older, who made up 19.1 percent of the eligible voting population in 2012, yet they constituted 22.3 percent of those who cast ballots; and
WHEREAS, A healthy democracy requires a diverse amalgamation of voices and opinions in pursuit of governing with the consent of a plurality that better represents a constituency as diverse as that which exists in the Golden State of California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That, during the next revision of the history-social science curriculum framework after January 1, 2018, the Assembly requests the Instructional Quality Commission to consider including content on the importance of preregistering to vote in local, state, and federal elections, how to preregister to vote, both online and by mail, and the requirements for preregistering to vote, as appropriate, in that framework; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.