The Responsibility Of The Voting In The Western Democratic States

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.

Some individuals might think that young teens are easily swayed by what they hear and see as well as lacking the maturity needed to cast a meaningful vote. But in fact, incorporating this law of being under the age of 18, and having young teens vote will increase the chances of innovation in our society, it could lead elections in the direction of being more successful, and more voices of the society would be heard and recognized. We are moving forward in society and the first step to positive change would be lowering the voting age.

That is why i feel our country should not lower the voting age at all. Most teenagers dont vote and have no intension on voting any time in the future. We should keep the voting to adults at the age of 18 and

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.

Allowing teens that are sixteen and seventeen vote is a good idea because many kids have a dream of their own. Ben miller, who is one of the first sixteen years olds to vote stated “it's a valuable privilege”, Which in all ways he's correct not many countries allow their younger generations to vote. After the “26 amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote” (shin) the rate of voter registration want up. The younger teenagers are considered more likely to vote than the elders. This showed a small difference in the outturn making it a better chance for whatever candidate to be chosen. Although, Miller did not have a driver's license yet he was still able to vote because of his “pre-register” which allowed him to vote “through the Motor vehicle administration”(shin). Even though his mother was a”writer and whose father does international relief and development work”(shin), he was

The first cause is the misconception that the youth will not exercise their right to vote just like they don’t exercise the right to drive properly, by driving carelessly. The effect of this is that the youth are not granted the right to vote. The other cause is that the youth issues are being discussed. The effect, which is proven by statistics, is that the more of the younger population vote compared to the previous election. Through cause and effect, I persuade the reader that if the youth are allowed to vote, then they will exercise their right to vote and increase the voter

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

Generally election days do not cast many voters; amongst the various different type of elections, local - elections draw in the lowest amount of voters. “ Turnout is especially dismal for location elections…. A meager ninteen percent of eligible voters showed up at polls” (Carpenter) This means that because numbers are so low, voting no longer becomes a privilege but is seemed as a burden. Although many politicians are looking for different ways to increase the number of votes, allowing sixteen and seventeen year olds to vote is not the answer.

The teens in this day and age dont want the ability to vote, for the fact they have no interest in the political events in this generation. Mass majority only want to check socail media and chat with friends. These so called "teens" have better topics to attend on

Voting is viewed as a right in America, but as Hyattville, Maryland Councilman Patrick Paschall stated, “We keep telling youth we want them involved in our city and government, and yet the message we send by denying them the right to vote is that their voice doesn’t matter.” In the United States, citizens are allowed to vote for elected officials and propositions beginning at the age of eighteen. However, any citizen under this age limit is not granted the right to vote in any local, state, or national elections. This is an unfortunate circumstance for U.S. citizens in the age bracket of sixteen to seventeen years because many of these teens obtain legal work permits, work up to twenty-eight hours per week, and pay both state and federal

Undoubtedly, the electronic media today has brought the world closer. The news or information is widely available to people of all age groups nad the right to vote should be determined by a person's awareness of the world around them. The proponents of this view may resort to the conclusion that children above the age of 15 should be allowed to vote. However, the awareness of the world does not guarantee a complete understanding of the complex issues associated with it and this understanding often comes with maturity. Thus the children above the age of 15 should not be allowed to vote as they are not mature enough to have a sense judgement.

On the other hand, others argue that 16-year-old shouldn’t be allowed to vote because they’re too young, don’t have taxes, and they won’t benefit the voter turnout. Many people find young teenagers very immature and rebellious. Crowley and Denver in their study, “Votes at 16? The case against” note, “as Peter the Hermit said in the 11th century: ‘The young people have no reverence for their parents; they are impatient of all restraint; they talk as if they alone know everything and what passes for wisdom with us is foolishness for them,’”(57). This source implies that teenagers only care about themselves and are very disrespectful to their elders, so how are they mature enough to vote? Another argument is that if teenagers pay taxes, then they

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

Throughout the years, younger generations have been given more and more oppurtunities to engage in tasks previously only adults could do. Voting is one such task that should stay with the older generation. Recently, many people have been advocating for the voting age to be lowered from its current status of 18 down to 16. They say this because the percentage of eligible voters that are actually participating is at an all time low. However, decreasing the voting age will just enhance this issue. Furthermore, people who are under the age of 18 tend to be iresponsible and tend to make rash, uninformed decisions. We need an older wiser generation to make the decisions, not the young ones.