A California city may soon allow teens ages 16 and 17 to vote in local elections. Some US cities have already allowed teens as young as 16 to vote in local elections. And 16 is a better time than 18 to establish that habit,' Brandon Klugman, Vote 16's campaign manager, told NBC News. In Massachusetts, Rep Ayanna Pressley introduced an amendment to the For the People Act in 2019, to lower the federal voting age to 16. To capture their views and experiences, we must lower the voting age to 16 in all elections.'

Source: Daily Mail September 13, 2020 13:42 UTC