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Missouri teens want to lower the voting age to 16 in local and school elections

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Missouri teens want to lower the voting age to 16 in local and school elections

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PoliticsEnglish · 2 years ago

Organizers of Vote16MO said that will allow teens to be more involved in decisions that affect their lives.

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I’d far rather not tax children than give them access to running anything connected to law.

Agreed, but if they’re being taxed, they deserve a vote.

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