Newark, NJ (USA) Lowers Voting Age to 16 for School Board Elections
This month for the first time, 16- and 17-year olds will help decide Newark’s school board members thanks to a measure passed last year, just the third reform of its kind in the nation.
Article by Lauren Gill
https://boltsmag.org/newark-teens-gear-up-for-school-board-elections-after-voting-age-extended-to-16/Open linkView original on lemmy.world
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People should have voting right from the moment they pay income taxes and no matter what at 16.
Hell yeah. What a great idea.
No one's gonna touch that? Okay, neither.