Bill > LD734

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This bill requires secondary schools to annually organize and facilitate voter education and registration activities beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. A secondary school must designate a school employee or a 3rd party as a voter registration drive coordinator who will be responsible for organizing the activities. The voter registration drive coordinator must coordinate the distribution and collection of voter registration applications from the Secretary of State and deliver or mail completed voter registration applications to the appropriate town clerk or to the Secretary of State within 5 days of the conclusion of the drive and no later than the close of business on the 21st day before election day. The secondary school must notify the Secretary of State of the name and title of the voter registration drive coordinator. The bill also requires that voter education and registration activities be offered during social studies classes, homerooms or assemblies and that a student must be at least 16 years of age to participate in a voter registration drive. Voter registration applications must be offered in both online and paper registration formats, and a voter registration drive must have information about voter eligibility available to students at the time of the drive. Prior to and following a voter registration drive, a secondary school must keep voter registration applications and information about voter eligibility in a location easily accessible to students.

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Julia McCabe (D)*,  Mana Abdi (D),  Kristen Cloutier (D),  Janice Dodge (D),  Cassie Julia (D),  Rafael Macias (D),  Eleanor Sato (D),  Dan Shagoury (D),  Sophia Warren (D), 

Ought Not to Pass Pursuant To Joint Rule 310, Apr 8, 2025 (on 04/08/2025)

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