WHAT’S NEW?
State Legislatures Consider Vote16
In addition to action in areas where cities have the authority to lower the voting age on the local level (like California and Maryland), we’re seeing an increase in state-level legislation being considered in states from coast to coast.
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Hermiston students discuss pros, cons of lowering voting age to 16
Students in one social studies class thoughtfully debated the pros and cons of lowering the voting age to 16, something that could become a reality in the next couple of years.
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Let teens who march for the planet vote to save it
As the climate march illustrates, young people are more than ready to make their voices heard with regard to federal policy and global concerns. They should have their votes counted as well.
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Lowering the legal voting age in Oregon
“In Oregon, we consistently push the boundary of what is possible and look for creative ways to include as many voices as possible in our democracy. We want all Oregonians to be heard.”
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Wallowa County Voices
High school and middle school students weigh on lowering the voting age in Oregon.
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Let 16-year-olds vote, say Cicilline, Langevin and Kennedy
Democratic Congressmen David Cicilline and Jim Langevin of Rhode Island and Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts all voted last week in favor of a measure to lower the voting age by two years.
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Should The Voting Age Be Lowered To 16?
State Representative Andy Vargas, co-introducer of the EMPOWER Act in MA, debates with Jennifer Braceras, senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum. Moderated by Jim Braude, a former Cambridge City Councilman that proposed a bill to lower the voting age for municipal elections in Cambridge.
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Effort to lower voting age to 16 gaining support
Jason Palitsch, government affairs manager for Veterans Inc. in Worcester, said other young people and teenagers are just as capable of becoming involved in the political environment, particularly in their community. He wholeheartedly supports current efforts in the state Legislature and in Congress to lower the voting age to 16.
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Should 16-Year-Olds Get to Vote? Absolutely.
On Thursday, the House actually held a vote on reducing the minimum age for federal elections, to 16 from 18. Although it didn’t come close to winning, a slim majority of House Democrats (and a lone Republican) went on record in support of the change.
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What If High Schoolers Could Vote? We May Soon Find Out
Extending the vote to older teens is just part of that greater push to extend democratic parity to more Americans—especially to students who don’t have a say in the governance of their school districts or statewide education funding.
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Video: Rep Pressley Calls for Lowering the Voting Age to 16
Rep. Ayanna Pressly from MA introduced the amendment to lower the voting age to the For the People Act, HR1. WBZ Boston talks to March for Our Lives students Felix Brody and Jack Torres for their opinion.
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PRESS RELEASE: U.S. House of Reps Vote on Lowering Voting Age
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2019 CONTACT Brandon Klugman, Vote16USA Campaign Manager bklugman@generationcitizen.org (952) 836-7172 126 MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUPPORT LOWERING VOTING AGE TO 16 IN HISTORIC VOTE ON HOUSE FLOOR WASHINGTON, D.C. --...
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley Wants to Lower the Federal Voting Age to 16
The first-term congresswoman has introduced an amendment to H.R. 1, aka the For the People Act of 2019, a broader election-reform bill designed to address money in politics and protest voter rights.
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Dear Mom and Dad, I’m Ready to Vote
Tyler Heffern, student at Fairfield University publishes an great opinion piece in response to some of the NYT comments left on another article regarding lowering the voting age.
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Students in CO push to lower voting age for school board elections
Jasmine Kabiri, a junior at Longmont’s Silver Creek High School, wants to see the voting age for school board elections lowered to 16.
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Ayanna Pressley’s Amendment Would Lower the Voting Age to 16
Teens who walk out of class and march in the streets, join online campaigns, testify before Congress, and lead rallies from Boston Common to the National Mall would have another way to make their voices heard under a proposal from Ayanna Pressley: voting.
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