A REASON FOR TEENAGERS TO PAY ATTENTION TO POLITICS. LEGISLATION HAS BEEN SIGNED BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ THAT GIVES 17 YEAR OLDS THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS IF THEY’LL BE 18 BY THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.
THE BILL WAS SPONSORED BY STATE REP JEFF STEINBORN. HE SAYS, UNFORTUNATELY, IT WON’T APPLY TO THIS YEAR’S ELECTION. HE SAYS THEY DIDN’T GET THE TWO-THIRDS VOTE TO PUT THE MEASURE INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. IT TAKES EFFECT IN 2018.
THE BILL HAD THE SUPPORT OF VARIOUS GROUPS SUCH AS COMMON CAUSE NEW MEXICO AND THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY CLERKS.
