The Richmond Youth Council, a city-appointed advisory commission in Richmond, California, a city of 108,000, “recently decided to join San Francisco youth in a campaign called “16 in ’16,” which seeks to lower the voting age to 16 in municipal and school board elections,” according to Richmond Confidential, a local website. Richmond Confidential says that…
In an op-ed in The Guardian, British 17-year-old Ciaron Farrell says the U.K. should lower its voting age to 16. He writes, “Young people should have a right and an opportunity to shape their future, and the future of the country, at a time when they are having to decide what examination subjects to take…
The leader of Australia’s opposition Labor Party says the country’s voting age should be lowered to 16. In a speech last week, Bill Shorten said, “Young Australians like you deserve the right to shape the laws and policies that shape your lives. … I believe young people want to be involved in decision-making processes —…
