Voting Age
Lower the voting age
The right to vote in free and fair elections is key to any fully functioning democracy. Too often, citizens of this country fail to recognize the importance of voting in both state and federal elections. Promoting civic engagement is important and beginning these habits early has proven to be effective in helping to create involved citizens. The ability to vote shouldn’t be a point for discrimination based on gender, race or age.
Since 2000, there have been dozens of legislative bills proposed in over 20 states to lower the voting age. NYRA chapters have organized local campaigns from California to Florida and successfully worked to lower the voting age for city elections to 16 in two Maryland cities, Takoma Park and Hyattsville.
Read our top 10 reasons to lower the voting age, check out our voting age talking points, and read some research by Keith Mandell and Ben O’Meara. Check back for updates on the fight to lower the voting age in our voting age news section.
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