The Make it 16 organisation has taken its case to lower the voting age to the High Court in Wellington. Most of us probably don’t give the voting age a second thought. Nearly 50 years later, does it seem so fanciful that the voting age could fall again, from 18 to 16? Some countries, such as Scotland, Estonia, Austria and Brazil, allow 16-year-olds to vote in some, or all, elections. Yet there are arguments for lowering the voting age that may not be immediately obvious.

Source: Stuff August 26, 2020 17:03 UTC