Gwen Moore says 17-Year-olds can Vote Tomorrow
Good thing she’s in a safe district.
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore wrongly said on the radio recently that some 17-year-olds can vote in Tuesday’s presidential primary.
The Milwaukee Democrat said on WMCS-AM (1290) that 17-year-olds who will turn 18 by the Nov. 4 general election are eligible to vote in Tuesday’s primary. But that is inaccurate - all voters must be 18 Tuesday to cast a ballot, according to the Government Accountability Board, the state agency that runs elections.
Joel McNally, one of the co-hosts for the station’s morning show, said Moore stated on the air Thursday that some 17-year-olds could vote in the primary. McNally said he repeated that on this morning’s show, but corrected his statement by the end of the program after hearing from election officials.
Moore could not be immediately reached this afternoon. Her spokesman, Andrew Stevens, said she confused her facts because some other states allow such voting.
Apparently she needs to spend more time in Wisconsin to refresh her memory of Wisconsin’s voting laws.
The position she was overwhelmingly elected for is “representative”. Based on the overall state of the district, I would have to conclude that she fits her title extremely well.
Posted by on February 18, 2008 at 2033 hrs
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