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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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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.
read moreNew Bill in House would allow cities to lower the voting age in MA
A new bill introduced would allow cities to lower the voting age to 16 in Massachusetts without having to send a home rule petition to the State House. See here for templates, scripts, and other links for more information.
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Lincoln senator wants to lower voting age to 16
A Nebraska state senator is interested in lowering the state’s voting age to 16.
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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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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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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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“Politico 50” Features Two Proposals to Lower the Voting Age to 16
The annual Politico 50 list, a list of "50 ideas blowing up American politics (and the people behind them)" features not one but two proposals to lower the voting age to 16. Several of the individuals profiled by Politico were asked to name a new amendment they would...
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These DC-area teens want to lower the voting age to 16
The PBS Student Reporting Labs Academy talked with Vote16DC leader Tiffany Missembe and covered the June 27 city council hearing for the Youth Vote Amendment Act of 2018.
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