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- Jun 15, 2018
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What We've Been Reading

Check out these great articles written by youth leaders, one of them our own Alik Schier!

Alik Schier, The Wilson Beacon, "Let 16-year-olds vote"

https://thewilsonbeacon.com/12240/opinions/let-16-year-olds-vote/

Parker Smith, The Herald Leader, "No good reason to deny teens the right to vote"

https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article212708569.html

Kathryn Zaia, The New York Times, "The Case for Lowering the Voting Age"

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/learning/the-case-for-lowering-the-voting-age.html

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