Bill to Extend Voting Rights to 16- and 17-year-olds in DC Elections to be Introduced Tuesday

Brandon Klugman
Apr 10, 2018
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Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) will officially introduce a bill to lower the voting age to 16 in DC elections in the City Council Tuesday, April 10. The Washington Post covers this news in a feature story that includes quotes from a Vote16DC youth leader and Nadia Gold-Moritz, Executive Director of Young Women's Project, a core Vote16DC coalition leader.

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