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UK to introduce votes for 16's?

by isleofman.com 2nd June 2008
Is the United Kingdom set to follow the Isle of Man's lead and give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote?

A private members bill on the matter is going for its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday.

In 2006 the Island became the first country in both Europe and the Commonwealth to lower its voting age to 16 and our experience has been used as part of the debate in the UK.

Speaker of the House of Keys Steve Rodan feels it was a fair and logical step:
Posted by isleofman.com
Monday 2nd, June 2008 09:29pm.

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