Summary: Making Moment At Polls

In the article, “A 16 year old is as good as an 18 year olds or a 40 year old at voting” by Laurence Steinberg argues that 16 years old are allowed to vote in parts of South America and Europe and they do just fine. She believes 16 and 17 year olds are reasonable, can get politics information and can make good political decisions. According to Steinberg, someone who pays taxes, has a job, drive and serves in the military, should also be given the right to drink and vote. In addition to that, Steinberg claims that there are people who matures emotionally and intellectually around the ages of 15 and 22 year old. Steinberg disagree that more than 8 million Americans who are under the 18 age are not given the opportunity to vote. While is true

Imagine a time where teenagers are allowed to vote on important positions or issues that could possibly define our nation’s future. The average teenager may seem responsible, but would they be able to handle the responsibility of deciding our nation’s fate in the world as well as their own. In the article, “ Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history making moment at the polls,” Annys Shin, who writes in depth about the historical event as well as shares valued opinions of those who participated in the making of this event, exclaims that the, “ Montgomery County community [was] the nation’s first to lower the voting age from 18 to 16.” This seems to be a test to determine if the nation should lower the voting age completely. However, this test shows varying results, but majority seem to shed some light on the fact that teenagers simply should not take part in voting. The average teenagers seem too young to be mature about issues, are uninterested in what major decisions are made by the government, and are simply being used by their parentals for an extra person support their own beliefs.

“All U.S citizens at the age of 18 or older must be registered and vote on all election days. All businesses must schedule employees paid time off throughout the day (minimum 2 hours during business hours), or the business may close for the entire day. All ballots must be mailed-in, turned-in, or casted by 8pm local time zone. Anyone who objects to vote on voting day will be penalized with a fine and sentenced to jail time.”

The current minimum age for voting, 18 years old, isn't a very good time to start allowing people to vote. When people turn 18, they have plenty of things to worry about. They're (hopefully) moving out of their childhood homes, and they're (probably) going into college. How does that affect their abilities to vote? Well, people are less likely to vote when their lives are disrupted. Eighteen-year-olds have a lot of things

Ohio, for instance, was number three on the Primary Elections, while Texas was number eighteen according to the article “Texas Still Second to Last in Primary Voter Turnout” by “The Texas Tribune”. Ohio likewise is number five on Presidential Elections while Texas is number twenty according to the article “2016’s States with the Most and Least Powerful Voters”, by “WalletHub”. Therefor I can conclude that indeed, allowing 17 years old to vote during the Primary Elections might actually have a positive effect on both Primary and Presidential Elections. Not to mention we, young people are the future of our country, and allowing eligible voters to have a voice is

The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in 1969 during the Vietnam war, because it was only fair to those aged 18 - 20 dying for their country have a say in how the country is run. Therefore if 16 year olds are now capable of

Several previous polls have proven that younger voters tend to vote dramatically less than older voters. The article also sudgests we allow 16 year old voters to take voting impact away from that of much older voters. When in reality the older voters have much more life experience and could make a better, more well founded decision than that of a 16 year

In the article “Takoma Park 16-year-old Savors his History-Making Moment at the Polls,” written by Annys Shin, the author focuses on whether or not lowering the voting age from 18 is a good idea towards politics, by looking at the benefits and the disadvantages of both sides. In 2013, the city of Takoma Park was the first to lower the voting age to 16 and change the 26th Amendment in their municipal. Ben Miller and other 16- and 17-year-olds were capable of stepping into a booth and casting their vote at the Takoma Park Community Center. Allowing this age group to cast a vote will lead more teenagers to vote than their older peers, it will get them into the habit of voting for the rest of their lives, and it will also increase their personal

America has been built on the idea that as citizens, we have the choice to decide what is the best for our country. Millions of Americans cast their vote every election day to make sure their voices are heard on who is going to run their country and what new policies they will bring with them. As stated in Anny Shin’s article, “Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history-making moment at the polls,” voting is a, “valuable privilege,” in which many don’t realize. In the United States, not every is allowed to vote, only 18-year old citizens are allowed to vote. However the number of 18-year olds voting is very low and this has been an issue in the political for quite a while. The concerns and desires of most millennials are not being expressed as many are not voting. Many, like the city of Takoma have proposed to allow 16 and 17-year olds to vote as they believe that voting among millennials will increase.

In the Article “Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history making moment at the polls”, written by Annys Shin on November 3, 2013. She describes how a teen named Ben Miller will be one of the first of 16 and 18 years old to step inside of a booth to cast a vote, in the Takoma city. In the article she also talks about the why the chosen age group will have an effect on the voting scores.

In the article, “Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history-making moment at the polls,” by Annys Shin, many teens who are 16-17 years old can now vote during the election. The decision was made by the Takoma City Council that in Montgomery County Community, they are the first ones in the nation to lower their voting age from 18-16 years old. A group of 350 students from Montgomery Blair High School were granted the right to vote in elections and one of the student who got the right to vote, Ben Miller had said, “ It’s a valuable Privilege,” and he means that it is a great advantage that many 16-17 years old can now vote. Many young adults who are the age of 18 are most likely not a good age to vote because many of them are planning to leave their childhood homes. And they can lack of discipline and causes them not to vote.

Annys Shins in the article “Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history making moment at the polls” talks about a valuable privilege that was given to 350 teenagers between the ages of 16-17 of Takoma city the privilege cast their vote in the cities first effort to have teens become more politically involved.Takoma city is the first city in the nation to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 and they are excited to see the turn out. Ben Miller is one of the 350 teenagers who was giving the opportunity to vote and he states, “ He is excited of the opportunity. The turnout is so low, even a small amount can make a difference.” Although not everyone on Takoma city’s council supported the change many teens in Takoma are excited to be the first

The main point according Martin P. Wattenberg in Is Voting For Young People is that young people today do not vote during elections as much compared to other voting groups. Young people today are politically unengaged. “These state patterns of voting participation can be confirmed on the national level by the Census Bureau’s 2010 survey data. Among U.S. citizens under the age of 30 in 2010, only 24 percent reported that they voted.” (Page-188, IVYP) The low attendance of young people voting in Presidential elections indicates that young people do not care enough about politics to participate.

One of our most, and many would argue, the most valuable rights as citizens of a democracy is our right to vote. It gives us a voice in the direction our elected representatives steer our country. Unfortunately, historically young voters are underrepresented due to their low voting turnout. This came as a shock to me being a young voter myself. Growing up in California I was excited about getting the chance to vote, to have a voice as it were. However, this is clearly not the case for all potential young voters.

Young adults in current times have grown up with many rights that have not always been considered a right but instead a privilege. Voting is one of these rights that was once only considered a privilege, eligible for a particular gender and ethnicity. For many years this meant that the only group of people allowed to vote were white males. Today, things are different and everyone has the choice to vote after they reach the age of eighteen. The right to vote is a powerful right that we must take advantage of because not every country is lucky enough to have a say in their government. Today, in America we have the opportunity to decide if we would like to vote or not. Many Americans take pride in this right as it is considered a civic duty that has not always been eligible to everyone.