California: Dems support, GOP opposes teen voting bill
The Sacramento Bee reports: Voting is as American as mom and apple pie – the more votes cast, the better for democracy, right?
Not necessarily.
Efforts to gradually increase California's pool of voters by targeting young teenagers are splitting the Capitol along party lines.
Democrats support, Republicans oppose.
"There's red apple pie and blue apple pie," quipped John J. Pitney, government professor at Claremont McKenna College.
The issue came to a head recently with Assembly Bill 1819, which would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister to vote, qualifying them automatically when they reach 18. -- Politics - Parties split over teen voting bill - sacbee.com