Voting Age

Proposed bill:

Lower voting age for Knesset elections to 17

Explanatory notes to proposed new bill state: “17-year-olds in Israel are active citizens engaged in social, political, and economic issues.”

Britain considering lowering voting age to 16

Lucy Powell, a senior Labour government member, indicated that the UK may introduce legislation to lower the voting age to 16 this spring.

MK's proposal to lower voting age: Who would benefit?

Proposal to drop voting age from 18 to 17 gain support across political spectrum. But who would likely benefit from such a change?