Lowering The Voting Age

Why? It will give politicians a real true reason to respect the desire of the adolescents wanting to vote. Lowering the voting age could and would be a great idea. This is why the government should consider lowering the voting age to 16 .So young adults, teenagers and adolescent whatever you may call them. Get a chance to choose the right politician in the political election to help then now and later in their future life ahead of them to help them be

I do agree we need a higher percentage of people voting, but we need to focus on the age group of 18-24 and get more of them voting.

By lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 some people suggest improvement of voter turnout. On the other hand the problem is that by doing this there would be a decrease in the participation percentage. Most of the younger people would not take the time to vote; much less take the time to understand what they're voting for.

I agree that the voting age should be lowerd to the age of 16.Simply because they do have mature 16 year olds.To me it's like the passage says "There is nothing magical about the age 18." In my opinion ,if they are allowing 16 year olds to complete high early, that shows that they have the brains to know who to vote for obviously. I've seen most 16 year olds in this generation willing to want to vote than the older generation. So I think the age should be lowerd to those 16 year olds whom have completed high school though. If many countries have already done so, then I think this is the one time America should also follow.I think the turnout would be more higher if the age was lowered.Another thing I agree with from the passage is that "Lowering

There are many concerns that might be brought upon if Congress chooses to lower the voting age in the U.S from 18 to 16. Many could assume that 16-year-olds are not competent enough to make mature and informed decisions. They could either choose to not vote or vote the way their parents tell them to vote. There have been past issues with lowering the voting age in America from 21 to 18. Dissatisfaction among many people could cause a huge conflict if lowering the voting age to 16. Although, we must weigh out the pros and cons of lowering the voting age. This will possible affect the voter turnout in a positive way. For those who vote earlier in life can possible develop a habit of voting in the near future. As of right now, we have a low

A proposal has been presented to increase voter turnout by lowering the minimum voting age from eighteen to seventeen years old. The younger voters will be able to vote on local offices but not national level offices. Allowing seventeen year olds to vote would not be fair because they would only be able to vote for local offices not the national offices. If the voting age is going to be reduced to seventeen why not allow them to vote for the national level issues such as president. This change in the minimum voting age would not be effective because the voters would rather vote for national issues as opposed to local candidates which they are not able to do. The change in voting age is very unnecessary because there are not many eighteen year

US society is made up of dozens of rules for kids and teens, providing age limits for a long list of activities, including drinking alcohol and driving a car. The voting age is one of these age limits, and has been a topic of debate for many years. The anonymous author(s) from The Economist believe that lowering the voting age to 16 would be beneficial in increasing the low percentage of under-25 voters, as well as boosting political activity throughout their lives. They attempt to convince the readers of The Economist that the voting age should be lowered, using elevated diction, a rhetorical question, and facts to back up their claims, creating an overall scholarly tone.

I think that lowering the age to vote would have a bigger turnout then keeping it at 18. The only thing to disprove this argument is, ( younger voters show a lack of civic responsibility). Athough 16 is a young age to vote , it does not mean they dont have a clear openion on how they want to live. If you think about it, two years later their an adult and now living their life with a presadent that they had no say over.

In the 2012 presidential elections those that voted were only 61% of eligible voters. If the voting age were lowered that percentage may not change. There will still be those that are uninterested in the election, or that are unable to vote due to varing reasons.

Recently, there was an article about decreasing the voting age by 2 years. Lowering the voting age to 16 would be a mistake for maturaty reasons.

America has the lowest voter turnout in developed countries, and this may be partially due to the missing votes from the younger age group. Austria, a country with one of the highest voter participations, happens to have a legal voting age of 16. This may be a statistical suggestion, that the lower voting age may contribute positively to voter turnout. Other people may suggest that young people are less interested in politics, and there may not be a huge voter turnout from a younger age group, but overall, our goal should be to raise the number of voters all together. Even if one 16 year old chose to vote, that is one more vote than would have been recieved without the law change. We should not be concerned with percentages, but rather the amount of voters in

People at 16 have difficulty with understanding complex long-term consequences over short term and so they should not be allowed to vote. 16-year old are too immature to think about the consequences of their votes. They might be allowed to work, drive and make decisions about their future like if they want to go to university, but they are prone to undue influence from their parents, teachers and friends. People at 16 have not fully formed their ideas about their political ideology. Letting 16-year-olds vote would make them susceptible to pressure from their parents to vote a certain way and this would give extra votes to people jeopardizing the country’s democracy. People at 16 are thirsting for confirmation and they like to get rewarded for the accomplishments; parents would be inclined to buy gifts for their children if they vote a certain way and politics would become an even dirtier game. Not only are 16-year olds not mature and informed enough to vote, they also have

As the average age of voters increases, with the staggering number of baby-boomers becoming seniors, it may be important to add youngers voters to counteract this aging voting population. This would upset the advantage that the percentage of older voters have, by being greater in number, and create a more balanced system.

I believe that if America changed the voting age to 16 that there would be an increase in the number of votes. The reason I say this is because, many people see the problems that are faced on a daily basis. The only way things will be changed is if we make a change. When it's time to vote we're voting for new politicans. As stated in the passage many other countries have already done so. Voting allows the people to be heard, it shows that we the people care who's over us, and it's our responsibility.

People are arguing a point that is pretty insignificant to the political world . i think lowering the voting age would be harmful to voters because 16 year olds are typically not worried about politics . Changing the voting age by any amount would not be fair to the percentage of younger voters that are active from ages 18- 24 ( The u.s cencus bureau reported 36% of them voted in 2012 ) , But there would be a even less percentage of active voters if the voting age was reduces by 2 years from 18 to 16 . Im betting maybe a third of 16 year olds would be interested in voting and presidential elections are held every four years and their would be a healthy portion of 16 year olds that would turn 18 when it is time for election . So why