Benefits of letting 16-year-olds vote outweigh negatives
SHOULD 16-YEAR-OLDS GET THE VOTE?
BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver thinks so. He’s introduced another Private Member’s bill to lower the voting age in B.C. to 16 from 18. Premier John Horgan says he’s open to the idea.
Weaver points out that 16-year-olds get to vote in Scotland, Argentina, Austria and Brazil, which he says has led to substantially higher turnout.