The Pros And Cons Of Lowering The Voting Age

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I believe the voting age should be kept at 18. I do not

believe lowering the age limit to 16 would increase

voter particpation.

Younger voters seem less interested in todays

politics, which in turn, would mean a lesser turn out at the voting polls. Young people seem to be far more

interested in everything besides politics nowadays.

Todays youth are more interested in fashion, arts and

entertainment, I feel like politics would be the last on

their list of concerns. The age of 16 is far too young.

A 16 yearold should be more concerned with

education, not politics.

Lowering the age to 16 is not going to increase much of

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