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D.C. Council Punts Bill to Lower Voting Age to 16

by WI Guest Author November 14, 2018October 31, 2020

D.C. Council on Tuesday indefinitely tabled legislation that would lower the city’s voting age for local and national elections to 16.

A sign announcing the location of a polling station is seen outside a church in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6, 2018. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Bill to Lower D.C. Voting Age to 16 Faces Critical Hurdle

by WI Guest Author November 9, 2018October 31, 2020