Too young to not vote.

• Position: Election law in Maine - Brief article

For the first time, 17-year-olds in Maine were allowed to vote in the June primary, as long as they would turn 18 before the general election in November. Students from Portland High School, Erskine Academy and other schools lobbied legislators for the right. "The statistics show that if you vote before you graduate high school, you are more likely to keep voting for the rest of your life," says Ainsley Wallace, director of Youthink, a Portland-based organization that offers grants to young people...