Hi all, I' guess I disagree with Michael on this in that I think its a good idea to enfranchise as many folks as possible as soon as we can in their political life. That's why I was so excited by Rep. Kahn's proposal a few years back to give twelve year olds the vote!
I'm writing today though to encourage Reps. Davnie and Kahn to do something about making it so hard for young people to get a picture ID. My 15 year old daughter tried to get one a few months ago and it was torture. She needed two forms of ID despite having her birth certificate and the person who file that certificate with her she was refused until she could produce a second form if ID. If you are trying to get an ID from the State it should be at least as easy as voting, but it's not. Phyllis Kahn wrote: > > Rep. Jim Davnie and I put in two bills to permit permanent residents > (non-citizens) to vote in local elections. HF 2448 authorized it and HF > 2453 permitted local governments to authorize it. We did not get > hearings but will introduce them and try again next session. It requires > a state constitutional amendment even for local elections. My guess is > that the xenophobic factor statewide would have to come way down to pass > either. But I will certainly try. > > Phyllis Kahn State Rep 59B -- In cooperation, Erik Riese Seward: a great place to live, work, learn, and play! (612) 724-3217 home ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ mailto:riese@;tcfreenet.org ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
