CHICAGO — Wednesday is National Teen Voter Registration Day and local leaders are using the opportunity to push for the passage of a Senate bill that would require high schools to offer non-partisan voter registration.

The future of Senate Bill 1786 is still uncertain, but if passed, high schools in the state would be required to provide students with non-partisan voter registration opportunities.

In Illinois, 16-year-olds are eligible to pre-register to vote. 17-year-olds are able to register and cast ballots in next year's primary election, but only as long as they turn 18 on or before the date of the general or consolidated election.

As local leaders pushed for the bill's passage on Wednesday, a voter registration event was held for students at Corliss High School in Pullman.

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