2019referendum

A referendum to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 is planned for 2019 in Ireland. We are here to help you make an informed decision about voting.

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Are you ?

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This poll was done by The Independent which posed the question would you lower the voting age to 16 and this was the results. What would you vote ?

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If 16 year olds were able to vote, they could be encouraged to register in schools and become habitual voters which will encourage political awareness and an interest in civics.

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In Austria the legal voting age is 16. Results of a study in Austria showed that 16 and 17 year olds are more likely to vote than 18-21 year olds. If younger people were more likely to be politically active shouldn't everyone be encouraging that ?

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In the eyes of the law, people under 18 are seen as young offenders and judges are more lenient as a result of what they see as lacking psychological responsibility. If the voting age is lowered to 16, would this change ?