The Importance Of Voting

On the voting age there are many people that think teenagers cannot vote .They should be allowed too. Teenagers are young adults. That should have the same right as regular adults do. Just because of their age, many people think they’re irresponsible. They need to consider young adults are just like regular adults.

Among many things that a young adult can do, it's voting that has the biggest impact on our emvironment. Voting is the way people can get whoever suits thier opinions and or beliefs, in office. Unfortunatly, teenagers do not get to voice their opinions econimically. I believe that teenagers can vote if they were to have a oppertunity. The voting age should be lowered to 16.

We cannot be more excited to have the 16-17 year olds vote then they are themselves. If they are not eager to vote at 16-17 then why even have the idea to push them to be hungry to vote and be involved in politics. The teens that

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.

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.

To begin with, source A states that we send our youth a twisted message when they are judged mature but cannot vote. That is one of the many flaws we have in our voting system today. If you are charged as an adult at sixteen you should be considered an adult when it is time to vote. Source A claims that if youth pay taxes and live under our laws they should be able to vote. If you work and the government takes taxes out of your paycheck you should be able to vote how those taxes are spent according to the president. That is one of many reasons

Voting has been a popular topic on my social media, specifically for young adult’s ages between 18 and 21. The discussions are mainly about whether or not voting is really something they should do. I’ve seen a few people comment saying that now that they are of age, they will vote. Sadly, most of the people like to just think about it as something “dumb”, “unnecessary”, and “waste of time”. I highly disagree. I like to think of it as people who just speak without thinking. The majority of those young adults like to share posts about politics and they always seem to state their opinion about how they do not like what a certain candidate running for office has said, or that they are not ok with what that candidate will do if they become president. I have also seen posts about how they think that them not voting won’t make a difference in voting percentage, but little do they know, they’re not the only ones with that

If the government allowed sixteen-year-olds to vote, they would build in them the habit of going out in elections at a young age. Eventually, that will result in increasing the overall voter turnout as the population ages. Middle adolescents would go out and practise their right out of habit. Consequently, the country will be more democratic. Moreover, politicians will care more about middle adolescents knowing that their voices count. Therefore, better services and advanced programs as well as critical wise decisions will take place creating a better environment for them. Overall, getting sixteen-year-olds into the habit of voting will definitely turn the table.

In the most recent election in 2016 only 59% of Americans voted. Many people today see this as a major issue; however, a major argument has risen on how to solve this problem. One of the solutions that have been considered is lowering the voting age to 16 to get younger Americans votes. However many Americans think that this is crazy to allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote. The clear and only answer to this contentious question is that 16 and 17 year olds should not be able to vote. As stated before 16 and 17 year olds should not be allowed to vote because sixteen and seventeen year olds are not mature enough, their opinions can be easily swayed or changed based on what others think, and they are not educated enough on politics in order to vote.

Therefore, confiscating their vote would be an outrageous act of disrespect. “What kind of twisted message do we send when we tell them [the eighteen year olds] they are judged as mature, responsible adults when they commit murder but silly, brainless kids when they want to vote?” (Greenhaven Press). This illustrates how America’s image of young adulthood is distorted by the benchmarks forced upon mature adults across the nation. Not only are these standards impossible to meet at such a younger point in these young adults’ lives, they also prohibit their voices from being heard. An article by the National Youth Rights Association interprets how young adults are deeply affected by decisions, such as social security, taxes, and various other issues ("Voting Age"). Older, more experienced voters hold great influence in the government. Meanwhile drowning out the new voters’ voices on the matters that severely disturb their future as Americans. Still, the new benchmarks held against young adults proves how well-educated they truly are, as well as their maturity

People over 18 have the right to vote, but not many do. The statistics shown in the article Young Adult Voting: An Analysis of Presidential Elections shows that only 38% of 18-24 year olds vote, that is the lowest out of all the ages. I believe that people over the age of 18 should vote, because without their opinion, are we really choosing the right person to take care of our nation´s business? Young-adult under voting gets larger every year. We have the right to elect our representatives, yet we do not. All American citizens should elect the representative they want, to be the lead of the executive branch. Not many nations get to vote for their representatives, yet we have all these rights that seem to be taken for granted. Many young-adults

People all over the United States are getting ready to make a decision on who to vote for in the Presidential election this fall. Most people don’t even begin thinking about the voting process until they reach the age of 18, since the legal voting age as of now is 18. However, some believe that the voting age should be lowered to 16, to allow for a more broad selection of voters. While opening up the option to vote for 16 year olds would provide a much larger number of voters, others think that teenagers would not take the election seriously and counting their votes as part of the overall election would be useless and unnecessary. There are many reasons aiding both sides of the argument.

Furthermore, when voting in an election the voter must have knowledge and interest to support their vote. Like it stated in the newspaper article, "In, 2012, 62% of the youngest voters showed disinterest in the political process by not voting." Which means that the 16-18 group would have

In the Persuasive argument, “The Right Voting Age” the National Youth Rights Association. According to the National Youth Rights Association “young people should be empowered to participate in the democratic process starting at the of 16” (450). In other words, The National Youth Rights Association believes Says that 16-year-olds should start voting because they are given government classes and are of the age to start making decisions. I agree that The National Youth Rights Association because my experience I believe that teenagers can also decide on the future of our country and not have to wait to have a certain age to decide confirms it. Also according to The National Youth Rights Association “Youths Want the Right to Vote”(450). Basically

We can communicate with others with ease, and we are enjoying our lives. We are becoming more informed using social media and phones. One reason why the age should decrease is that youth are very similar to adults and enjoy almost the same rights and freedoms, as well as consequences. “Because American teenagers pay taxes, follow laws, and are charged as adults when they commit serious crimes, they should have a voice in determining the the leaders who make the policies they must live under.” (Carroll) Youth in recent times have the same rights and consequences as adults, so they should reasonably be allowed to vote.