Helsinkian
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« on: December 06, 2016, 06:27:32 AM » |
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The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution forbids any law that restricts the right of 18-year-old citizens to vote. But if a state were to expand the franchise to 16-year-olds would that be constitutional?
This would have wider implications if the presidential election were to become based on the popular vote (for example through the NPVI compact). If the president were elected purely on the popular vote I could see states like California giving the franchise to 16-year-olds, since people of that age tend to be more left-leaning.
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