Votes at 16
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| Votes at 16 Coalition | |
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| Type | Coalition |
| Headquarters | 6 Chancel Street, London, SE1 0UU |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Membership | Organisations |
| Website | www.votesat16.org.uk |
Votes at 16 a campaign in the United Kingdom which argues in favour of the reduction of the voting age to 16 for all public elections. Gordon Brown, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, expressed his support for the cause in 2006[1], and has committed himself to lowering the voting age to 16. The voting age on the Isle of Man has been lowered to 16 as a result of the campaign.[2]
[edit] Coalition
Votes at 16 Coalition is a national coalition of major leading UK Youth organisations, political parties and supporters of the Votes at 16 Cause[3]. The Coalition is lead by a steering group of active members who include the Electoral Reform Society who host the secretariat of the coalition[4]. Both the British Youth Council and the UK Youth Parliament have campaigned for Votes at 16 for a number of years.[5]
To date (December 2007), many councils including Leeds, Hastings[6], Islington[7], Cambridge[8], Eastbourne[9] & Kent[10] have passed motions in support of lowering the voting age to 16.
The campaign espouses several principles in favour of lowering the voting age.[11]
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[edit] References
- ^ http://politics.guardian.co.uk/apathy/story/0,,1718744,00.html
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/isle_of_man/4690678.stm
- ^ Votes At 16
- ^ Electoral Reform Society
- ^ BYC: Votes at 16 is the ‘shot in the arm’ British politics needs, says MP
- ^ BBC NEWS | Programmes | Politics Show | South East: Politics on the menu
- ^ http://www.islington.gov.uk/democracy/documents/getdoc_ext.asp?DocID=26747
- ^ Votes At 16
- ^ ActiveEast
- ^ BBC NEWS | England | Kent | Council support for 'Votes at 16'
- ^ Votes At 16
