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Members of the #Vote16DC coalition speak about their efforts to expand voting rights to 16- and 17-year-old District residents during a Jan. 10 town hall at THEARC on Mississippi Avenue SE. (Courtesy photo)

D.C. Youths Renew Efforts to Lower Voting Age

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 16, 2019October 31, 2020

A handful of young people recently participated in a public gathering at THEARC on Mississippi Avenue in southeast D.C. focused on teenage voting rights.

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

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

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

Charles Allen

D.C. Teenagers Advocate for Voting Rights

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 2, 2018October 31, 2020