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Teenagers in Belgium must vote in upcoming European elections, the country's constitutional court has ruled - ten days before the deadline to register to vote.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/J7L6B

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[-] deafboy@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

Adults who fail to turn up at polling stations at least four times in a 15-year period risk losing their right to vote.

This sounds like it's made up by some teenagers. No, we're not mad you didn't show up. In fact, you're not even invited!

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