The Sounds of Advice #80: How Would the Voting Age Change Your Country?

How would your country change if everyone, regardless of age, could vote?

Sandy: If we could all vote and our votes actually counted the country I feel would be a lot better. We all need to listen and vote for who we think would be best, not vote just because it is Republican or Democratic.

Michaelle: I believe that the age for voting is fine. I would be open to having younger voters on issues regarding their age range. If we did have voting with no age range, there might be a more beautiful world because seeing the world through the eyes of children is a lot more peaceful and loving. ❤

Sid: I don't think I've ever thought about it but I do often feel bad for kids under 18 who are politely savvy constantly being talked over because “You're not even old enough to vote, what do you know?”. Which is just rude. I'm 22 and there are 15 year olds that understand politics more than I do. 

Kate: I think that's an interesting concept. A good starting place, though, would be getting rid of the electoral college first and use popular vote instead. But maybe lowering the voting age might help things a bit if people felt their vote actually counted for something. 

Facebook Weighs In:

More Legos -Lisa S.

I'm not really into politics, but if everyone's vote counted I think we would be in a much better place. We definitely wouldn't have Trump as President. -Sara C.

I think you guys have a similar problem as we do, which is that most younger people (under 18) who might otherwise vote, simply can’t be arsed.

There are hundreds of thousands of 18-24 year olds who whinged that we’re leaving the EU, but it turned out they didn’t bother voting. So, you know... -Liz H.