The Govt Is Being Urged To Allow 16 And 17 YOs To Vote And Honestly This Is Long Overdue

The Federal Government is being called upon to lower the voting age to 16, as well as allow citizens in prison to participate in democracy. Finally. Several submissions to the joint standing committee on electoral matters this month have called for expanded voting rights because, well, there is literally no reason why a teenager, who can work, drive and go to jail, shouldn’t be able to have a say in their country’s future. Law professor and deputy vice-chancellor of the University of New South Wales Prof George Williams proposed voluntary voting for 16 and 17-year-olds as well as new regulations around “electoral lies”. “Consideration should be given to extending the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds by way of a cautious, incremental path,” he said as per Guardian Australia

“On the other hand, 16 and 17-year-olds tend to be in a more stable family environment, and still at school,” he said, which would make enrolling to vote a higher priority.

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“It has been estimated that 0.6 per cent of Aboriginal people in Australia are disenfranchised by restrictions on voting from prison, compared to 0.075 per cent of non-Aboriginal people,” it wrote.

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