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UK plans to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform
(edition.cnn.com)
This is going to have a large impact on the UK political scene as nearly 2 million new voters get added.
2 million potential voters
How about reforming first past the post bullshit!?
So they waited until they think young people are more right than before?
It 16 in Austria
In Brazil too
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...
Finally, some good news.
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