Category: federal voting age

GOP Presidential Candidate Calls for Voting Age to Be Raised to 25

Ohio businessman and 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is touting a plan he says will spark patriotism in young voters. Ramaswamy is proposing a “Civic Duty Voting” Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “The United States faces a 25 percent recruitment deficit in the military, and just 16 percent of Gen Z say they’re proud to…


House Votes Against Bill to Lower Federal Voting Age to 16

The House of Commons has voted against a bill to lower the federal voting age from 18 to 16. Sponsored by NDP MP Taylor Bachrach, Bill C-210, titled “An Act to Amend the Canada Elections Act,” and was voted upon Wednesday for whether it should proceed to a third reading. MPs voted 245–77 against the bill…