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NowThis showcases Vote16DC, with Yara Shahidi!
NowThis Eighteenx18 with Yara Shahidi showcases Vote16DC, talks to our leaders, and Council Member Charles Allen!
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Democracy Reform, One Ballot at a Time
Ways to improve our democracy: expanding the electorate, change the process of redistricting, voter expansion, automatic voter registration, campaign finance reform, and lowering the voting age.
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Teen, Non-Citizen Voters May Be Included In Somerville Elections
Sommerville, MA is making amazing forward thinking steps to strengthen their local democracy. Among the recommendations from the task force: ranked choice voting, voter expansion to non-citizens, 16 and 17 year olds, and more comprehensive voter guides.
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The Case for Lowering the Voting Age – JSTORDaily
If the standard we hold for who can vote is the consent of the governed, why shouldn’t children be included?
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Why Aren’t Young People More Involved in Politics?
We need many solutions working together to help foster civic engagement and participation in democracy. YES! Magazine commentary details how valuable mentorship in engagement can be. Of course, lowering the voting age is also another solution we can use that works along side mentorship
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Malden Rising Leaders spearheads Vote 16 initiative
Rebecca Pereira, a former Generation Citizen student, published a great article that contains the details of the process of lowering the voting age in Massachusetts, as well as an overview of what Malden Rising Leaders Inc. have been doing to lower the voting age to 16/17 fro municipal elections.
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Why Should Youth Be Allowed to Vote? – NYRA
NYRA gives measured, pragmatic reasoning for why should youth vote, by replacing youth with “why should we vote.”
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Letter from Takoma Park Youth Council
From city to city, the Takoma Park Youth Council writes a letter in favor of ballot question 2E, which would lower the voting age in Golden, CO.
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Youth vote leaders heard at city council meeting
Reformer recaps the public hearing in Brattleboro, where two youth leaders testified in favor. They cited the amount of students that pay taxes, the use and importance of civics education for informed voters, and the “trickle up effect.”
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Ontario Student Walkout Proves It’s Time To Lower The Voting Age
As students continue to protest outside the classroom, Ontario debates the idea of lowering the voting age.
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Malden City Council discusses National Grid lockout, voting age
Malden City Council discussed motions to lower the voting, as brought on by a presentation by group of students. The motion was referred to committee, although not unanimously.
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Cities nationwide push to lower voting age to 16
A quick summary of the campaigns in Golden, CO, DC, Maryland, and Massachusetts!
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These San Gabriel Valley students think teens should be able to vote for school board
A unique perspective on lowering the voting age for school board elections from first-generation Americans.
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Commentary: Teens are ready to vote
“While elected officials resort to name-calling and bullying on social media and refuse to do their homework on critical issues, a growing number of younger citizens — too young to vote — are stepping forward to demand and indeed to model honesty, reason, and ethical conviction.”
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Daily Camera Editorial: Let 16-year-olds vote in local elections
The Daily Camera in Boulder, CO responds to lowering the voting age in a neighboring city, Golden, CO as well as gives a quick but effective history of the movement.
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City In Colorado Could Join Movement To Give Younger Citizens The Vote
KUNC Radio in Colorado covers the effort to lower the voting age in Golden, CO.
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