Movement started at Historically Black Colleges travelling to Missouri to register Ferguson voters
Youth Voting Rights articles on Democracy Chronicles
Find the latest news on youth voting rights in this section. Many policy areas specifically affect youth voting more than others such as education and the voting age. Ensuring youth participation in democracy is critically important for a successful system and the general trend in lower voter turnout for youth is a disaster.
Lowering Voting Age to 16 in Maryland City’s Elections
Lowering voting age to 16 is something that majority of local governments can do across America
Top 10 Dissident Young People Leading World Democracy
Growth in individual power led by technology boom has left young people leading world democracy
Democratic Malaise: Voluntarily or Intentional Youth Seclusion?
The common excuses of “our vote doesn’t matter” stems from the fact that citizens don’t feel they can exert the influence that those with large monetary wealth do. In an era of history where inequality is as high as it was during the Gilded Age, this feeling is only natural.
Pakistani Women and Youth Struggle for Place in Politics
Report finds that Pakistani women and youth struggle in political parties suited to patriarchy
How Facebook Boosted Youth Voting in Midterms
With endless reminders leading to election day, Facebook boosted youth voting and awareness
No Fox, The Older Generation Isn’t Conservative Because of Wisdom
The dichotomy of the older generation and modern citizenry is not as simple as “they have more wisdom thus they become more conservative over time” or their “too out of touch and passé to impart immensely valuable wisdom in what direction society should head”.
Brooklyn Libertarian Party Campaign For Hipster Youth
Organizers from national office seek recognition of Brooklyn libertarians as key opportunity
Bosnian Youth Unemployment Crisis Pains Post-War Nation
In heart of European economic malaise is a generation suffering Bosnian youth unemployment
Would Lowering Scotland Voting Age Have Changed Result?
Local laws making 16 the new Scotland voting age would have had surprisingly large impact on referendum for independence from UK