Democrats move to lower voting age to 16 in Boston and beyond
by Sarah Westwood, Investigative Reporter |
December 06, 2022 04:00 AM
Teenagers too young to attend an R-rated movie unaccompanied may soon be able to cast a ballot in some places where Democrats are working to change the minimum voting age.
The Boston City Council moved last week to lower the voting age to 16, sending a petition to liberal Mayor Michelle Wu for approval.
Supporters of the move argued some 16-year-olds have jobs and pay taxes and should therefore have a say in the political process, at least at the local level.
In Virginia, a Democratic lawmaker proposed a change to the state’s constitution to drop the voting age to 16, which lawmakers could weigh during the 2023 legislative session.
And in California, the fate of a ballot measure that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in Culver City remained undecided weeks after Election Day, with the opposition leading as of Thursday by just three votes.
It’s a controversial idea that lawmakers at the local level and on Capitol Hill have debated with increasing frequency in recent years.
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