March 3, 2021 Today, 125 members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of an amendment to the HR.1 “For the People Act” legislation to add a provision to lower the voting age to 16 for federal elections. The amendment was authored...
March 3, 2021 Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Grace Meng (NY-06), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) have re-introduced an amendment to the HR.1 “For the People Act” legislation, to add a provision to the bill to lower the voting age to 16 for federal...
On February 4, legislation was introduced in Congress proposing a Constitutional Amendment to lower the voting age to 16 nationwide. The legislation, H.J.Res.23, was introduced by Rep. Grace Meng of New York, along with 17 original co-sponsors. When the same...
The city of Mount Rainier, MD has officially extended voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds for municipal elections, according to the Route 1 Reporter. The city, which is in Prince George’s County, is the 5th Maryland city to make this change, following the lead...
On February 4, legislation was introduced in Congress proposing a Constitutional Amendment to lower the voting age to 16 nationwide. The legislation, H.J.Res.23, was introduced by Rep. Grace Meng of New York, along with 17 original co-sponsors. When the same...
