Voting age
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The voting age is the minimum legal age at which a person may vote in a governmental election.
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Voting ages around the world
- Australia: 18
- Austria: 18 (16 in some cities & states)
- Brazil: 16-18, 70+ (voluntary suffrage); 18-70 (mandatory suffrage)
- Canada: 18
- Denmark: 18
- Finland: 18
- Germany: 18 (16 in some cities & states)
- India: 18 (lowered from 21 years in 1989)
- Iran: 15
- Japan: 20
- Latvia: 18
- Lithuania: 18
- Malta: 18
- Morocco: 18
- Norway: 18
- Republic of Ireland: 18
- Spain: 18
- Sweden: 18
- United Kingdom: 18
- United States: 18
- Netherlands: 18
Organizations which want the voting age lowered or removed
- ASFAR (http://www.asfar.org/voting/), United States
- National Youth Rights Association, United States
- Votes at 16 (http://www.votesat16.org.uk/), United Kingdom
- K.R.Ä.T.Z.Ä. (http://en.kraetzae.de/vote/), Germany
- vote16.ca (http://www.vote16.ca/), Canada
Political organizations that have endorsed lower voting ages
- Liberal Democrats, United Kingdom
- Socialist Alliance (http://www.socialist-alliance.org/), Australia
See also
External link
- A more complete list of voting ages around the world (http://de.kraetzae.de/wahlrecht/international/)
- Youth Suffrage Resources (http://www.freechild.org/SNAYR/suffrage.htm)
- NYRA's Voting Age Info Dump (http://www.youthrights.org/votingage.shtml)