Grace Longmire, 17, is no stranger to civic engagement. Appointed District 8 youth commissioner in August 2024, Longmire has spent the past year-plus connecting Sacramento…
The question of whether to allow 16- and 17-year olds to vote in local elections is brewing on Beacon Hill.
About 15 municipalities across the country, including ones in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Local leaders renewed their push Thursday for legislation that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds vote in school board elections.
During a…
Vote16 Palo Alto, the local chapter of the nation-wide effort to lower the voting age to 16, is collecting signatures to put a measure before…
A WAVE of interest in lowering the voting age is sweeping the UK, catalysed by Scotland’s recent independence referendum. For the first time in the country,…
When Maximus Simmons cast his ballot in November, he could only fill it out for one election — his Oakland school board representative — because…
