Should voting age be lowered to 16?

Comments

• Former Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix

  September 2019

  I can't vote for this, it's a difficult one.
  Some 16 year olds are very infromed about politics, other 16 year olds are completely clueless.
  I can see points from both side of the on going argument about this and I don't feel I can say if they should or shouldn't get a vote because both sides of the argument are very valid.

  0
• Siena Posts: 15,758 Skive's The Limit

  September 2019

  Yes, lower age

  Yes cause their future too. 16 years can know a lot about it. & I guess if they didn't they wouldn't bother. Kinda like most ages tbh. But then i don’t know much about politics at all tbh - lot of 16 year olds probs know more than me - I just vote whatever my parents do so not always what that age want. 

  ~Probably dead now

  0
• independent_ Community Connector Posts: 10,131 An Original Mixlorian

  September 2019

  Yes, lower age

  I'm very passionate about this subject, as a 16 year old who studies politics as part of a social science course. I love politics, I keep informed and it's often me informing adults about it haha.
  
  I definitely think the age should be lowered. At 16, I could be living away from home with a husband and a child. As someone who could do these things I think I should be able to have a say in who governs this (shambles at the moment haha) country.
  
  I'm in Scotland so can vote in Scottish elections, but there isn't one of those due until I'm about 19. 

  “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”

  0