Senate OKs Bill to Pay Schools for Student Vote
The state Senate on Thursday narrowly approved a pilot voter registration program that would entitle San Fernando Valley high schools to a dollar reimbursement for every student who is registered.
The bill by Sen. Alan Robbins, D-Tarzana, is designed to increase voter registration among 18-year-olds.
“I think it is very important we get young people started in the process early,” Robbins said.
The Senate sent his bill to the Assembly on a 21-12 vote--the bare majority needed. Most opponents were Republicans.
Sen. Rebecca Morgan, R-Los Altos Hills, said lawmakers should “question whether using taxpayers’ money for political purposes is the way we want to go.”
The secretary of state would authorize the dollar reimbursement for each newly registered voter.
The pilot program for participating Valley high schools would end June 30, 1993.
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