From recent Fusion article:
The Green Party presidential ticket might support lowering the voting age to 16 according to their vice-presidential candidate. During Fusion’s Green Party Candidate Forum on Monday, Green Party vice-presidential candidate Ajamu Baraka responded to a question about voting rights by suggesting that he and his running mate, Jill Stein, would be open to lowering the age of enfranchisement in the United States.
“We would do everything we can to try and make access to democracy a reality,” Baraka said, before glancing at his running mate and continuing, “and we would even, I think maybe, consider reducing the age of participation from 18 to 16. Sixteen-year-olds have the ability to think for themselves and should be able to participate.”
Fair Vote supports this proposal, as they have outlined:
To truly recognize voting as a fundamental right and address the low voter turnout that currently plagues young voters, FairVote supports lowering the voting age to 16. Empirical evidence suggests that the earlier in life a voter casts their first ballot, the more likely they are to develop voting as a habit. While one’s first reaction might be to question the ability of young voters to cast a meaningful vote, research shows that 16- and 17-year-olds are as informed and engaged in political issues as older voters. It is time that they are empowered to put that knowledge to good use at the polls, and make voting a habit in their formative years. These young citizens are old enough to drive, work without restrictions on their hours, and pay taxes–they should also have a voice in their local government.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein just proposed lowering the voting age to 16 because of global warming. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Stein suggested lowering the voting age to 16. Stein argued that if 16-year-olds can drive a car, they should be able to vote: Stein justified her position by claiming there are…
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