Young Politics Should the voting age be lowered to 16? Voting started in 1776 in America is where we have the right to vote for our next president and the freedom to vote by the 15th amendment. No matter what the color, race or previous condition of servitude. Lowering the voting age to 16 should be allowed, because it is good for the democracy, and a lot easier for American lives.
When teens turn 18 it’s hard to vote because they are busy. Encouraging voting while still in high school might help instill that habit before collage (Lee Chris). “They are in collage in a place where they don’t normally reside, and feel less connected to the local political community” said Marek steed man. Many college students don’t pick up the habit because they live far away from where they might be eligible to vote. (Lee Chris). Most 18 year olds don’t vote, because they already gone to college and them mostly miss the poles so they are not able to vote (Lee Chris). Lowering the voting age would allow them to experience while
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The study from Facebook said the biggest influence on whether or not a person votes if it’s their peers are voting (Lee Chris). The study was complete and they found out that the peoples friends voted that more people was more likely to vote with their friends (Lee Chris). Jonathan M. Tish argued that lowering the age is a good thing because it would encourage us younger kids, and peers to remain politically engaged later in their life time (Lee Chris). Voting at 16 would also create an environment emphasizes the importance of voting (Lee Chris). Laving said voting at 16 would increase young people likeliness to consistently cast their ballots in the elections (Lee Chris). Lowering the voting age would make a big impact on our voter turnout (Lee Chris). Making the voting age to 16 would also allow their peers to vote, and that will peer pressure them to vote (Lee