The Controversy Of Lowering The Voting Age

Have you ever wondered if the voting age could be lowered? Well there is a huge Controversy on it. Why? Because many young adults, or teenagers, live and have the same responsibility as an adult would .In many peoples opinion, it should be lowered .Many people think the same way, young voices matter.

The youngest voters show low interest in politics by not voting. People by the age of 18 and older tend to participate more and try to fight for a better world hoping for the best when it comes to precidential elections. As of 2012 62 % voted so increasing this percentages should be the goal to succeed if we keep the voting age at

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.

Imagine, a world where the young people had a voice in American politics! Probably, a scary thought to some adults. However, what if young people did have a voice, in American politics. In this case, the right to vote. The right to vote has been in an issue, in our culture for years. From people being the opposite sex, to people of a different skin tone. The right to vote has always been the issue, of who could vote. The voting age in America is 18, but the question is, should it be lowered to 15. I do agree the voting age should be lowered to 15. The right to vote is an important right, it would promote political participation and there are no wrong votes.

American youth, the demographic most important to America’s future, are often excluded from political processes and omitted from election ballots in just about every way. It is my mission as a Junior Statesman and a high school student to break this substandard negative trend, which tarnishes American democracy, by encouraging youth to become more politically active.

In lowering the age of voting, I feel as if this would benefit America and the younger generation. It would help the percentage of participation from all age groups, in a positive way. Meaning parents can bring their children to vote alongside of them.

The long debate over lowering the voting age in America from 18 to 21 always been a big issue. It began during World War II and became greater intensified during the Vietnam War. That’s when young men denied the right to vote, and they have to fight for their country. There is a big debate about what age you should be able to vote. It’s been a long going issue that nobody has really came up to a conclusion with. I personally think that the voting age should be changed from 18 to 21 because 18 year old are not mature enough, at that age they do not know what and who to vote for, and they have no real world experience.

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.

Also to note on paragraph 4 of "Keep the Voting Age at 18" on the last sentence states: "We should not add the least engaged part of our population to electorate.". It's stating that the younger generation wouldn't care about voting in their time because they are only putting

here's no doubt that voting is a serious responsibility granted to all Canadians. Some Canadians practise this privilege as well as right, while others take it for granted. Since the 1970's, voting turnouts has been decreasing dramatically reaching 55% in the 2000's. Eventually, less than half the population will be voting which is not good for a developed democratic country. Therefore, I strongly believe that the government should lower the voting age to sixteen-year-olds instead of eighteen-year-olds. Mainly because middle adolescents are knowledgeable enough nowadays to contribute with the society. Moreover, if these young agers get into the habit of voting in such an early age, they'll always go to vote. Consequently, politicians will care more about young age people

“Teens, you need to believe in your voices, and adults, you need to listen.” (Simmonds) If we have a voice or a saying then we will be taken into account; in other words, we will make a big difference. Even more important, our wants and needs will be taken in consideration to politicians because they will be ones wanting to gain votes from us since our voice will be heard and it won’t be downgraded like it has always been. The voting rates will increase if teens are allowed to vote. According to the article “Top Ten Reasons to Lower the Voting Age", “One’s political leanings are influenced by their community and their family, and it is likely young voters will vote in much the same way as their parents, not because they are coerced to do so, but because of shared values.” In other words don’t stress about it adults we aren't going to be making absurd decisions. “If we let stupid adults vote, why not let smart youth vote?”(“Top Ten Reasons”) With this in count we will have more possibilities to change and to shape our future because we will be one of the most important

Since the 26th Amendment granting 18-year-olds the right to vote four decades ago, many citizens still question the age an individual should be in order to have this right. The issue is deciding the age where an individual has developed the mental maturity and intellectual capabilities to be able to make a decision for a whole country. Although, since suffrage has been expanded through the 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments, voter turnout continues to remain lower than it was in 1800s. Many who are granted this right to vote do not fulfill their civic responsibility, and this is especially seen among young teens. Teenages are barely starting at life, and don’t have enough perspective to understand the importance of voting. Sixteen and seventeen year olds therefore should not be able to vote because they don’t have enough political knowledge, have higher rates of apathy, and issues would arise in the registration process.

In this articles we have two controversis about the voting age, they are arguing if the current voting age of 18 should be maintainined or lowered. One of the articles believe that lowering the age would decrease the porcentage of participation, they propose a solution for that instead lowering the age of voting, they should allow people to vote from home, that would raise the percentage of votings. On the other hand we have the author of Lower the Voting Age's opinion, he says that lowering the voting age by two years woul have many positive results. In my opinion they sould keep the voting age at 18 because young people don't know what they want.

I believie it should be maintainted at the age of eight-teen or (even raised), but thats not the question, so i will stick with it needs to be maitained. The main reason I believe it needs to be maintained is ,because at the age of six-teen your not thinking about who our next president is. You are worried about your lastest crush,if you passed that math test, and your friend. When you are six-teen the last thing you need to be concerded with is voting.

Should we lower the voting age. Will it make an impact on participation in our countrie. Will the younger citizens be more intristed in politics, or will it increase our non voter percentages. I think that we should decrease the age of voters.