Changing The Voting Age

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

I personally don't have much political experience because my parents don't vote. Therefore I don't really care much about voting. If kids aren't exposed to politics or informed on why they should vote then I don't believe decreasing the voting age will make much of a difference. If 18-year-olds do not have a high number of votes I don't see how kids younger than that would make a difference. I don't believe lowering the age is solution to increases voters. I think we should focus more on teaching the importance of voting and why it makes a difference so that when they do turn 18 they will understand why they should vote and by understanding that I believe they will be more likely to

In 2015, on an average day in America, thirty-six Americans were killed by guns, excluding suicides. How many of those deaths would have been prevented if there were stricter gun laws? How many parents would have lived to see their babies grow up? How many children would have lived to graduate, or get married? Although many Americans believe that gun control takes away their second amendment right it actually increases every citizen’s safety by the use of extensive background checking, checking medical records, and restricting gun distributors.

“Even a small amount could make a difference” ( Miller). Thus saying that those 90 preadolescents alone could incidentally cause either miss-representation or unjust voting; thus, these kids will not be able to politically identify themselves based on their beliefs since most will be heavily influenced by both their parents’ and their peers’ desires and beliefs. Although an increase in voting is needed, lowering the age range is not the answer. Politicians could try other methods such as “having an issue on the ballot, and having the resident decide,” says Schultz. Simply lowering the voting age to say, “ we were the first” will not justify the consequences. So overall, no, sixteen and seventeen year olds should not be allowed to

As the upcoming election approaches, society it concerned with the current voting age of 18 years old. In the United States 18 years of age is considered an adult, as they can vote, join the army, and make many decisions by themselves without the consent from a parent. The voting age has been constant for a good deal of time. In Leave the Voting Age Alone Jenny Cheng states that, “The 26th Amendment, ratified in 1971, establishes 18 as the minimum voting age for both state and federal elections.” Even though this age has remained constant and has worked for decades now, there are still a multitude of people who desire to either raise or lower the voting age. The voting age was amended with serious and extensive reasoning therefore the voting age should not be changed.

Voting is what allows our governement to make the best decisions for our country. However some people believe that we should allow younger voters (16 years of age) to vote for our country. I would have to disagree with such beliefs for three reasons: the voting rate of young voters is already low as it is, it would decrease the currently low voting rates, and the lack of participation questions the young voters civic responsibility.

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.

The younger generation are infamously known for having a low voter turnout for each election. Young adults have a loud voice when it comes to supporting their political stance but the majority of them don't vote so their efforts go to waste. We can see the statistics of voting habits from various age groups where the middle and old aged are exercising their civic duties far more than those who have just recieved this responsiblity. We do need to balance out the young and the old voters, but decreasing the minumum required age will not solve anything as 18 year olds hardly ever vote as is. We should not change the minimum voting age from 18 as it won't increase the demand for citizens to vote, instead we should focus on incentives to make it so people will want participate in the voting process.

I think the voting age should remain at 18. One reason I think the voting age should remain at 18 is cause kids dont really know what this goverment is made of they think just cause a president says good things there right. Hilary clinton has said good things but id never vote for her in a million years. When it come to voting you also have to show some sort of responsiblity and alot of people under 18 dont have much responsiblity.

In the United States the voting age currently is 18 years old and now there are those that wish to lower the age to 16. If the goal is to increase the percentage of the pouplation voting there are better ways of doing so rather than lowering the voting age two years. Doing so would only be waste of time, energy, and resources.

The legal voting age here in the United States, is 18 years old. It's a considerable time for people to start voting around that time, due to the fact that most 18-year-olds will be out of High School and be entering the real world. The problem with lowering it to, "16 years of age" wouldn't be a wise decision. Due to the fact that High Schools at that age would most likely be entering their Junior Year and would have to focus on their own curriculum. Anothering to note: they wouldn't be mentally ready to have that kind of right. Giving them time to know how politics work and how the real world works, gives them the knoledge to who to vote for and what political party preference they would choose based on the canidate.

Indeed, many reasons exist as to why individuals in the age bracket of sixteen to eighteen should be given voting access. In their teenage years, young people are afforded the right to participate in the workforce and earn income. With this right, they should also be granted the privilege to vote in local, state, and national elections because they are paying towards local, state, and federal taxes. Simply, sixteen to seventeen year-olds pay into the government coffers, and thus should only be taxed if they have an equal voice in their government. In contrast, some may say young people have not paid their dues yet and have only paid limited tax dollars to the government. However, any person taxed should have a voice in government. Furthermore, if the voting age is lowered to sixteen years, young citizens are able to express their ideas and opinions related to both society and government as well as shed a different viewpoint on social matters. Teens in the U.S. can select political leaders, who value teen views and offer support to the young generation. The future of this country is truly the next generation, and issues and

Some people would say that keeping the voting age at 18 may be for the best. My generation doesn't involve themselves into politics and don't participate much in voting. Some people believe that 16 isn't mature or intelligent enough to understand the world around them yet. They think that when it comes to being responsible or having the power to influence who our future leaders will be gives a "child" too

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