"Voter Preregistration Report"

From Michael McDonald's blog:

Preregistration is a policy that permits young persons to register when they are as young as age 16 so that they are ready to vote when they become voting age. A report on prepregistration programs in Florida and Hawaii - the two states that have run preregistration programs prior to the 2008 election - is now available here. The report finds that these states preregister tens of thousands of eligible young people who remain on the voter rolls at rates comparable to the adult population. Preregistration appears to have a modest positive stimulative effect on voter turnout. Recommendations on implementation of preregistration programs are made based on interviews with Florida and Hawaii election administrators.