YOUTH VOTE GETS YOUNGER.

PositionSTATELINE - Legislation for younger voters - Brief article

They can drive, join a trade union, work full time (and pay taxes) and apply for a passport. But should 16-year-olds be allowed to cast ballots? A District of Columbia councilman introduced legislation that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in the 2020 presidential election, saying he was motivated by the sight of students marching to protest gun violence. Currently, only Maryland allows its local jurisdictions to decide whether...

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