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Lowering the voting age will increase civic engagement

November 27, 2018 La Vista 0

The 26th Amendment to the constitution, passed in 1971, set the voting age in the United States to 18. Today, 15 states allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections, and campaigns have been working to lower the voting age nationwide. Lowering the voting age will allow more of America’s teenagers to become politically aware and improve their civic engagement. […]