Voting age

Looking for a glimmer of light in the darkness, I found a clue aligned with my own heart. The statement, "One real problem facing America is the aging voting population," "(Keep the Voting Age at 18)," is the piece of evidence in the battle, rewarded with my own agreement. Listing the pro's and con's, leads to and overwhelming number of facts assisting in my evaluation; the victor, "Keep the Voting Age at 18". I find, after reviewing the percentage of people voting, inserted in both articles, an alarming neglect of society. Alas, is there any merit to people who do not take a patriotic stance during our electorial process? Nontheless, "Lower the Voting Age" was a good adversary. Keeping an open mind and rereading their article, allowed…

Many countries have lowered their voting age to 16. We need more people to vote, but we dont need more kids. 16 year olds can be influenced. Even 18 year olds can be influenced, but if an 18 year old truly wants to vote for someone then they will. We need to keep the voting age the same. We need to raise the voting percentage and bringing down the voting age will not help. As it states in the article "Keeping the Voting Age at 18", only 38% of voters were in the 18-24 age group voted.…

The current voting age of America is 18 and should be maintained for many years to come. There are many reasons why the voting age is set at 18. First the brain doesn't reach full maturety until the ages of 18 and 21. Secondly most of the youth of America aren't interested in voting in any election, whether it's for local office or for the presidency. Finally society as a whole needs to get involved in elections not just a few 16 and 17 year olds who havent even graduated from high school yet. …

I happen to believe that lowering the voting age is not a very good idea. The reasoning behind my opinion is that children, who are not of the adult age of 18 yet, could be coerced by their parents to vote the way their parents want, instead of having their own educated opinion. The reason that the older generation has a higher voting percentage, according to the newspaper articles, is because the older generation has seen years of politics working or not working in their lifetime to…

I strongly agree with keeping the voting age at 18. I think lowering the voting age would not make a difference at all. I say this because teenage kids from the age range of 16-18 lack personal responsibility , and if he or she do not have that i know for certain they would lack civic responsibility. I know this will be an opinion i will be stating ,but honestly no teenage mind is focus on politics neither voting percentages. Another problem with lowering the voting age for teens is a legit…

The majority of countries around the world have instituted a voting age of 18, but there are a few countries who have chosen to lower the voting age to 16. In Canada, to be eligible to vote an individual must be 18 years of age, and also be a Canadian citizen. This paper will argue that lowering the voting age would have a positive impact on democracy in Canada. This paper will assess the impact of lowering the voting age by examining countries who have already lowered…

The argument on voting age has been going on for a long time. Lowering the voting age to 16 may decrease the percentage of participation, but it could also be helpful to have younger peoples opinions added. Keeping the voting age at 18 may help increase our percentage of Americans voting. My opinion on this topic would be to keep the voting age at 18. I think the voting age should stay at 18 because I dont think younger people have much intrest in politics. I am above 18 and still dont have any…

Many arguments have been sparked, due to the fact that many politicians believe that lowering the voting age would increase the percentages of voting participants. As a modern day 17 year old, I disagree. Many children my age aren't really all that interested in politics. Some of us are naive when it comes to the topic of politics. We are more interested in what's going on in celebrity news, not things that concern tax wages and health benefits. Instead of lowering the voting age, I think it…

As many people know, we as American citizens have the duty and right to vote. Voting is an important part of our world and it is what keeps our world in, somewhat, a stable manner. Although all Americans can vote, the United States requires that a person must be 18 years of age or older. There has been some discussion around our world about lowering the voting age to 13, which I agree that this is a terrible idea. Lowering the voting age to 13 would, in no way, be a good idea. How could we…

Today in America a great deal of citizens want a better voter turnout. This problem has more than one solution but many people think the age requirements on voting may be the solution we are looking for. Many say it should be lowered although I think the opposite. In my opinion I highly doubt that lowering the voting age would help to improve voter turnout. Most teens and young adults have much on their minds and politics is certainly not an interesting subject when it comes to…