16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote in next general election as government says it will lower voting age in UK
www.bbc.co.uk
Lowering the voting age across the UK means around 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote at the next general election.
  • fire86743@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    This is a good thing, I think other countries should follow if they haven’t already.

    Like, they aren’t lowering the age of consent, just the voting age. I think 16 year olds are more capable of voting responsibly than people think.