Should Teenagers Be Allowed To Vote

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Voting for the Young Population Teens all over the world under the age of 18 are waiting one more year to vote even though so many of them already have the knowledge and maturity to vote. Many people believe that teens can’t vote because they don't pay taxes but the fact is that this isn't entirely true due to research done by many scientist around the world. Many studies have been done on teen and their knowledge of the political issues we face today. So teens all around the world should be able to vote at the age of 17, although the age is only one year younger this can have a number of effects on the voting community. As a matter of fact, the voting privilege for younger people makes them feel like they have a bigger voice weather it be in the community …show more content…

They develop a sort of feeling that makes them feel like they have some control and authority of what they can do to support their school. While reading through Daisy Berru and Seth Falcon’s article “Should Teens be Allowed to Vote?” this quote came up “Allowing teens to vote allows teens to have a say in their futures.” says Daisy Berru, and Seth Falcon says “If some teens know more than some adults then they should definitely be allowed to vote. This will allow teens to have more of a say in today’s world, which I think many teens would like.”This is expressed from a site that interviewed young teens. Teens with a bigger voice shows initiative and the importance of teens with responsibility which will help with college and the progress of their career in their field of choice. Furthermore, the article tittled “Should the Voting Age be Lowered to 16?” by Debatewise states “If they are now in a responsible stage of their life, they deserve a say on who will decide how their schools will be run through elections!” So basically they could vote for someone that they believed is suitable for the position as a Senator or a President to support their schools or fund

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