State Rep. Hubert Vo wants to let 17-year-olds vote in party primaries. The Houston Democrat/slumlord introduced a Constitutional Amendment 34 that will let anyone vote in the primaries who “will be 18 years of age or older on the date of the subsequent general election.” This sounds like a massive hassle for county voter registrars, not to mention a whole new arena for voter fraud.
The now-former middle school teacher was also indicted for indecency with a child.
With interest, the $193 million school bond package would cost taxpayers $392 million—double the dollar amount voters will see on the May 3 ballot.
Critics worry it will turn the state into “the de facto marketing arm of Merck.”
The proposal by State Rep. Hillary Hickland would strike current language that prohibits all use of wireless devices 100 feet from voting booths.