Following a service for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Saturday morning at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, lawmakers gathered to advocate for a new bill they say continues Jackson’s legacy.
“Your voice matters, your participation matters and democracy belongs to you,” said Rep. Kimberly Neely Du Buclet. “Reverend Jackson always spoke about a simple but powerful dream that every young person would graduate from high school with a diploma in one hand, and a voter registration card in another.”
Du Buclet first introduced House Bill 4339 in January. It’s also known as the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Young Voter Empowerment Act.
If adopted it would amend the school code, and beginning the 2026-27 school year it will require school districts with grades 9 to 12 to provide all eligible students with an opportunity to register to vote.
“All too often young people in underserved neighborhoods are not registered simply because no one has walked them through the process,” said Du Buclet.
The bill is sponsored by 22 representatives, including Speaker of the House Emanuel “Chris” Welch.
“I cant tell you how many times I’ve heard young folks tell me they don’t think their vote matters. We’ve got work to do. We got a lot of work to do because their vote does matter,” Welch said. “We know there is no greater tribute we can pay to Rev Jackson than to continue the work he dedicated his life to.”
The bill was first introduced in January and will now need to be assigned to committee.
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