With provincial council coming up this weekend, here's a brush up on my policy that got prioritized by the Ontario Young Liberals at Summer Fling back in August. Here is a blog post I wrote outlining some of the stats and evidence behind this policy, and why I think it would work for Ontario.
ENCOURAGING YOUTH DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION AND IMPROVING CIVIC EDUCATION
BY:
WILLIAM NORMAN, MISSISSAUGA SOUTH
WHEREAS the lowest voter registration
rates are for young voters 18-24 years of age
WHEREAS there is a positive correlation
between voting and being registered as a voter before General Voting Day
WHEREAS Australia and several American
states allow for voter registration below the age of 18
WHEREAS the Chief Electoral Officer of
British Columbia recommended in 2011 in his Report to the Legislative Assembly
to amend the BC Elections Act to allow the provisional registration of
individuals when they are 16 years of age
WHEREAS Ontario Young Liberals have
previously passed policies encouraging youth democratic participation and
improving the Civics class as part of Ontario’s curriculum
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Ontario
government amend the Ontario Elections Act to permit the registration of
individuals onto the voter list when they are 15 years of age
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Ontario
government amend the Ontario High School curriculum to include the voter
registration process, as the majority of students in grade 10 would be 15
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Ontario
government continues to work with post-secondary educational institutions to
help students living away from home vote.
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