The recommendation to reduce Montgomery County’s voting age to allow 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote earned two supporters on the Montgomery County Council. The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee which includes councilmember Hans Riemer, Nancy Navarro and Sidney Katz heard a report and recommendations of the Right to Vote Task Force Thursday. The […]
voting age
February 12, 2015 |
April 15, 2013 |
Takoma Park Poised to Lower Voting Age
The Takoma Park City Council is currently considering several charter amendments to the city’s voting and elections laws. One amendment would grant 16- and 17-year-old city residents the right to vote in municipal elections. The charter currently requires voters to be 18 years old. If passed, Takoma Park would be the first in the U.S. […]
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