Courting Prom Night Voters

Authors

Spencer Ryan Lockwood, Texas A&M University School of Law (Student)Follow

Document Type

Comment

Abstract

A creature of state law, voter registration is a point of national contention and a subject that frequents partisan debate. Federal legislation—meant to unsew a patchwork quilt of discriminatory practices against voters—complicated the voter registration process. States have changed their voter registration laws in the wake of Supreme Court opinions and prolonged litigation. But an opportunity endures for states to take further accountability for their younger voting-age populations without more federal intervention. By amending their election codes to require that high school graduates choose whether to register to vote, states can act as legislative laboratories and court their prom night voters to guarantee the fundamental right to vote.

DOI

10.37419/LR.V9.I2.6

First Page

497

Last Page

532

Recommended Citation

Spencer Ryan Lockwood, Courting Prom Night Voters, 9 Tex. A&M L. Rev. 497 (2022).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37419/LR.V9.I2.6