Should the voting age be lowered to 16?
In my answer I think not because 16 is an immature age for a teenager and 18 is like just getting settled into adulthood and they would have gone past on being stupid or trying to impress and be more mature in their decisions in life.
I believe that as a 16-year-old your still learning new things in life and your still learning about being a young adult but is still to believe that you are young and go out to do new things with friends, however a 18-year-old should already have gone past that and should now be thinking about their near future and should have already learned what's good and what's bad basically.
In my opinion if 16-year-old's were to vote would they do it for something that interests them? or just vote for fun because they believe that it is okay?
These are the things that could make their vote go for the person that wants nothing to do with helping the environment but to help build more technology.
Lastly I'm not saying that all 16-year-old's are bad but the majority of them can be stupid in choosing who to vote for in some cases, but maybe in the future our 16-year-old's are more intelligent.
Kia ora Jackie, I think many people under 18 are very mature and should have the opportunity to have their voice represented. Learning how to vote at school would be a good way to get started.
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