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Lower the voting age, the planet depends on it
Youth leaders from Northampton, MA discuss the importance of lowering the voting age to fight climate change in an op-ed for Commonwealth Magazine.
Youth Council Wants To Propose Lowering Voting Age in Framingham to 17
The Framingham Source reports on youth-led work to lower the voting age for local elections.
Mount Rainier lowers voting age to 16
Route 1 Reporter breaks the news on Mount Rainier becoming the fifth Maryland city to lower the voting age.
Did you vote for mayor this week?
Hundreds of municipalities held elections for mayor, city council, and other local leaders on Tuesday. If you filled out a ballot, you might be one of the few. While some mayoral elections made history, many cities saw fewer than 30% of eligible residents fill out a ballot, continuing the long-established trend of low participation in the elections that are closest to home.
GENERATION CITIZEN AND VOTE16USA HELP LAUNCH VOTE 16 RESEARCH NETWORK TO ANALYZE IMPACT OF LOWERING VOTING AGE IN THE UNITED STATES
On August 23, Generation Citizen and its Vote16USA initiative, in conjunction with partners across...
Apply to join the 2021-2022 Youth Advisory Board!
Applications to join the 2021-2022 Youth Advisory Board are now live! The deadline is July 29.
Lower the voting age, the planet depends on it
Youth leaders from Northampton, MA discuss the importance of lowering the voting age to fight climate change in an op-ed for Commonwealth Magazine.
CA voting age should be lowered to 16, Stanislaus scholarship winner says
A student essay on lowering the voting age won first place in an 2020 American Heritage Scholarship Series essay contest. Read it here.
Youth vote advocates already looking toward the next election
The San Francisco Examiner talks with youth activists following the narrow defeat of Prop G.
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