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2. "New Zealand to decide on lowering voting age from 18 to 16"

Mon Nov 21, 2022, 09:41 AM

Nov 2022

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/zealand-group-wanting-voting-age-set-16-wins-93697001

New Zealand to decide on lowering voting age from 18 to 16

By NICK PERRY
today

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers will take a vote on whether to lower the national voting age from 18 to 16, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.

Her announcement came hours after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that not allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote amounted to age discrimination.

But while Ardern said she personally favors lowering the age, such a change would require a 75% supermajority of lawmakers to agree. And even proponents acknowledge they don’t currently have the numbers.

A number of countries are debating whether to lower their voting age. Some that allow people to vote at 16 include Austria, Malta, Brazil, Cuba and Ecuador.

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[NZ]New Zealand Supreme Court rules voting age of 18 is discriminatory [View all] sl8 Nov 2022 OP

This seems to beg the question Alpeduez21 Nov 2022 #1

"New Zealand to decide on lowering voting age from 18 to 16" sl8 Nov 2022 #2

Nice! Brazil is a surprise and yet not, the population pyramid is heavily tilted to youth, sensible! Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2022 #4

Who has more standing for pleadings before justice systems than the youth? Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2022 #3

And here's us with the Republicans threatening to move it up to 21 mahina Nov 2022 #5