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Election 2020: Prop. 18 Would Allow Some 17-year-olds to Vote in Primaries

Election 2020: Prop. 18 Would Allow Some 17-year-olds to Vote in Primaries

KQED's Forum vor 5 Jahren

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Some young voters who recently turned 18 will be casting their
ballot for the first time this November. But some of those voters
were not able to vote in the primary election because they were not
of age yet. Proposition 18 aims to change that. The initiative
could open up the polls for more than 200,000 California voters who
are 17 at the time of the primaries, but turn 18 by the general
election. Supporters say the measure could spur more civic
engagement among young people -- a group that traditionally posts
low voter turnout. But opponents argue that 17 year-olds are not
equipped to make decisions on complex issues like taxes, for
example. In local measures, voters in Oakland will be asked to
decide if 16 year-olds can vote in school board elections while in
San Francisco, Prop. G would allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in
city elections. We take a look at the debate on young voters.