Why did my 16 year old get a voter registration card from MoCo?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In MOCO you’re permitted to register at 16 but can’t vote until you’re 18. Registering early means that you don’t accidentally miss deadlines that prevent you from voting in an election.

This is really wrong of them to do. They should NOT be doing this. When you turn 18 you're an adult and as an adult you can figure out how to register to vote should you wish. SMH.

I supposed you’re also against the schools registering 17 yos, soon to be 18, for Selective Service—right?

Didn’t think so.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son got one today too and he also is only 16- Howard county His says unaffiliated. I'm shocked. [/quote]

Shocked? As in "wow they grow up so fast" or "how dare my son not be affiliated with a part" or that you were unaware of your child's rights or what?

In Maryland, you can register to vote at 16 but cannot vote in a primary or general election unless you will be 18 by the general election. [/quote]

I thought they only send them out with correct timing. How does it work at the voting booths? How do they determine to not let someone vote who isn’t allowed yet when they have an id card and aren’t required any other ID?

My shock is because, for a system that seems so streamlined, why send them out when they’re not supposed to use them yet?

[Anonymous]

I thought they only send them out with correct timing. How does it work at the voting booths? How do they determine to not let someone vote who isn’t allowed yet when they have an id card and aren’t required any other ID?

My shock is because, for a system that seems so streamlined, why send them out when they’re not supposed to use them yet?

[Anonymous]

If he can't get an inheritance, buy some land, pay a poll tax, and solve a word puzzle, he shouldn't be voting.
Make Aristocracy Great Again

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I thought they only send them out with correct timing. How does it work at the voting booths? How do they determine to not let someone vote who isn’t allowed yet when they have an id card and aren’t required any other ID?

My shock is because, for a system that seems so streamlined, why send them out when they’re not supposed to use them yet?

The OP is from July 23, 2020.

How this works, for voting in person:

1. The 16-year-old comes to the polls.
2. The poll worker looks the 16-year-old up in the poll book, but the 16-year-old is not in the poll book as a voter because the 16-year-old is not a qualified voter.
3. If the 16-year-old nonetheless insists they are a qualified voter, the 16-year-old will be allowed to vote a provisional ballot, which will not be counted, because the 16-year-old is not a qualified voter. Also, the 16-year-old will be breaking the law.

How this works, for vote by mail:

1. The Board of Elections does not send a vote by mail ballot to the 16-year-old, because the 16-year-old is not a qualified voter.

Honestly I sometimes wonder whether everyone shouldn't be required to be a poll worker at least once, similar to jury duty, only I'd hate to inflict some people on the voters as poll workers.

Here's what happened with Governor Youngkin's 17-year-old son, in Virginia, for reference: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/gov-elect-youngkin-s-underage-son-tried-vote-twice-virginia-n1283376

Here's the information about voter registration in Maryland: https://elections.maryland.gov/voter_registration/index.html

[Anonymous]

76% of Maryland youths , 18-29, voted for Biden. There is your answer. The teachers (unions) fully support the effort and know that democracy is at stake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:76% of Maryland youths , 18-29, voted for Biden. There is your answer. The teachers (unions) fully support the effort and know that democracy is at stake.

Make them identify early, publicly, and they are less likely to switch parties later in life. Obama team handed out a book called Influence that speaks to the psychology of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 16 year old just got his license in Prince George’s County and was prompted to register to vote at the DMV. It was one of the screening questions to get the license mailed to him. He registered. He chose what I party he wanted (the standard two were there along with independent as I recall). I was surprised and asked the woman behind the counter and she said you can’t vote until 18 but can register at 16. Seems they push early registration so you are in the system before the time comes to vote in Maryland.

Ah, so that orange head felon former prez was saying "illegal voters" because people 16yrs are registered but not actually voting. As usual the orange head former prez felon didn't understand how the system works.

[Anonymous]

This isn't worrisome at all....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This isn't worrisome at all....

Do you think it’s worrisome?

[Anonymous]

The law allows it and it's their civic duty so it SHOULD be made easy for them to register!