‘Rig the Electorate’ — UK Labour Party Vows to Lower Voting Age to 16 if Given Power
The Labour Party vowed to lower the voting age to 16 years old in a blueprint for the party’s next general election manifesto.
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Vivek Ramaswamy Proposes Voting Requirements for 18-25-Year-Olds
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy supports new voting requirements for Americans aged 18-25, including that they pass a civics exam that naturalized citizens take or serve in the armed forces.
Boston City Council Approves Petition to Allow 16-Year-Olds to Vote in Municipal Elections
The Boston City Council approved a petition on Wednesday to allow 16-year-olds to vote in municipal elections.
New Zealand Supreme Court Says Voting Age of 18 ‘Discriminatory’
The Supreme Court of New Zealand ruled on Monday that the current voting age of 18 is discriminatory, because New Zealanders are considered adults in various other respects at the age of 16.
UK ‘Conservatives’ Want to Allow Children to Vote, for Some Reason
The Conservatives should lead the way in pushing for an expansion of the voting franchise to children, Tory MP Tobias Ellwood said on Tuesday.
Stacey Abrams on Lowering Voting Age to 16: Use Local Elections to ‘Test It Out’
Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams believes the voting age should be lowered to 16 in some local elections to examine if allowing 16-year-olds to vote in federal election will work.
Gillibrand: ‘I Don’t Know’ About Lowering Voting Age to 16, ‘I’m Going to Think About It’
During a town hall on CNN on Tuesday, 2020 presidential candidate Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said she is undecided on the idea of lowering the voting age to 16, and that while she likes “the idea” of lowering the age,
Study Labeling 18-Year-Olds ‘Children’ Finds More Gun-Related Child Deaths
A Florida Atlantic University (FAU) study labeling 18-year-olds as “children” has subsequently discovered more firearm-related child deaths.
Nancy Pelosi Backs 16-year-olds Voting: ‘Capture Kids When They’re in High School’
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Thursday that the voting age should be lowered to 16 years old, telling reporters on Capitol Hill, “I think it’s really important to capture kids when they are in high school when they are interested in all of this, when they are learning about government, to be able to vote.”
Colorado Community to Vote on Lowering Voting Age to 16
Residents of the city of Golden, Colorado, will decide this November whether they want the minimum voting age lowered from 18 to 16.
