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Let's begin now: Lowering the voting age

If I had one chance to be in the government I wouldn't pass the opportunity. Today generation

need new and improved things as in allowing the voting age to be lowered for many different

reason that can possibly help the future, “why should the voting age be lowered?”​ ​Lowering the

age will increase the voting turnout allowing more votes to come in. Lowering the age will

establish new and young voters because believe it or not there”s a lot of teens in this generation,

so allowing people 16-17 to vote it can possibly make a bigger difference (Peto 1). Many people

argue that lowering the age could possibly have an impact in the polls.” It's an age when we

remove generally the mantle. If everyone of all ages actually give it a chance and actually look at

the bigger picture teens are the future. ​The right to vote should be lowered because the voting

age will increase meaning more voters and higher chances and will improve the lives of the

youth.​ Today day and age the voting limit is 18 so you can't vote before that. Extending voting

rights to 16- and 17-year-olds is consistent with the fact that turning 16 has special significance

in our culture. At age 16, citizens can drive, pay taxes, and for the first time work without any

restriction on hours. Lowering the age will improve the lives of the youth it gives young citizens

an influence in many decisions. It is very reasonable to let the voting age begin at 16- 17 for

many reasons, many teens start working, get their license etc. so why not vote.
A lot of older people around their 40’s - 50’s doesn't believe the young can make a change

because they're so stuck on the past and being used to the same things for many years and don't

know when there is time for some new and improvement. “​Young people are the future,”

believe​ it or not we have a new and young generation and many young teens need the

opportunity to explore and have real world experiences. Twenty states and the District of

Columbia let you register.

Extending voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds is consistent with the fact that turning 16 has

special significance in our culture. At age 16, citizens can drive, pay taxes, and for the first time

work without any restriction on hours. It’s also a matter of fairness when unable to vote until

turning 18, some citizens won’t have a chance to vote for their mayor until they are almost 22.

Long-time backers of a lower voting age, like the National Youth Rights Association make this

fairness argument as well.

People argued lowering the age would have impact on the polls on Election Day. Lowering the

age would help electoral participation and it's to ensure that the interests of young citizens

because believe it or not a lot of teens are mentally and physically ready to vote. In many other

states it's proven lowering the age helps during the time of voting so it wouldn't seem unfair. “not

as many people believe 18 year olds are ready also

Lowering the voting age will improve many young lives and also may be the future.

Many believe lowering the age will help the young be heard as in giving them an opportunity to

be heard. A Lot of people believe teens also have a voice like adults and may even be better than

most adults.
Lowering the age will help improve young lives as giving them a chance to vote. In statistic it’s

stated many people believe lowering the voting age will help teens be heard and letting them

participate in the polls will actually give them that chance to be heard in a positive way. Many

also believe teens have minds and voices like adults they're just younger so older people assume

every teen is immature or brain is political ready to vote yet

There are many places that did test on teens and I said 16-17 years old are intellectually ready to

vote. It's just a stigma over teens not being ready or actually being easily influenced by someone

older but that's not the case at all most 18 year olds aren't really ready to vote neither the only

difference is they are legally adults so people's automatically think they are ready and that's just

being biased towards teens that are actually ready.

“Many states actually gave (lowering the voting age a chance)” giving teens a chance to be heard

Lowering the age gives teens an influential voice as in letting people know voting and political

views aren't just for adults or elderly it can also be teens as even 15 years old!

Many teens at this age are able to drive, have jobs and etc. so why not vote? If a 16-year-old can

have a full time job and file taxes they can also vote. The youth sections of the main political

parties allow young people to join at 16 even 15. Therefore, the political parties themselves

recognize the capacity and importance of engaging young people's early.

“Some states are actually going to give it a chance”

There some places in Europe that has a growing population. They have a unique growing youth

population according to the CSO. Their extending the voting rights for the 2019 elections that

would allow 126,000 young people aged 16 and 17, but over the many years the electoral system

has evolved and been reformed and widen the participation.

There are many elections coming up and a lot of votes are needed. Allowing teens to vote at 16-

17 will help the community believe it or not, turning down the options of letting teens votes

young aren't helping the future at all it's just ruining it. There have been many proven facts that

teens are ready so why not allow them and just listen by giving them a chance. Lowering the age,

us the chance to ingrain voting as a habit. Many teens 16 to age 18 are still in school and can be

given a forum to discuss and debate and options

While this position is popular it is not logical because some can say teenagers might not have

experience of them be immature, or might also say they lack discernment to choose who the right

leaders would be. In that case you can say 29 % of voters that were 18 didn't even vote but they

say 18 year olds are ready.

Helping teens become more aware advocates are saying lowering the age will help the kids out a

lot, just lowering the age will give teens more opportunity to get out and actually have real world

chances and opportunities.​ “giving elections are fair chance’’ ​it's basically giving teens a

chance to weigh in with a chance for voting. Believe it not we are the future so why not be

allowed to vote.

This is very important to look in because the way the world is set up it's based of political

anyways and listening to one another and it doesn't really matter what age group you are in.

Actually looking and going out and getting more teens to fight for the right to vote can help ​[1]
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