UK plans to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform | CNN
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The British government said on Thursday it planned to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections in a major overhaul of the country’s democratic system.
  • ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I have mixed feelings about this…

    This doesn’t seem like the most effective way to “break down barriers to participation.” I suspect the low turnout is more systemic…