The Issue of Student Voter Registration
By Margaret Gallagher News Reporter A 34-year-old law in Texas requires high school principals to register eligible students to vote. The mandate was written by the late Rep. Paul Ragsdale, D-Dallas, and signed into law in 1983 by the late Governor Mark White. Intended to present political action as a step towards the independence of adulthood, such measures are promising for families and their soon to be graduated students, but […]
