The U.K. will lower its voting age to 16. Could the U.S. follow suit?

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The U.K. will lower its voting age to 16. Could the U.S. follow suit?

Thursday 17th July 2025, 8:08PM

The British government aims to make all 16- and 17-year-olds eligible to vote starting in the next U.K. general election. Some voting age limits are changing in the U.S., but only at the local level.

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