Student-Led Movement Could Lower Voting Age to 16 for Local Races in Culver City, California
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Students were motivated to push the proposal due to drastic cuts in funding for their schools that they had no say in.

A ballot measure in Culver City, California, would lower the voting age for some elections from 18 to 16, allowing teenagers to participate in the decision-making process on many issues that directly affect their lives. The measure would only apply to certain elections within the Los Angeles suburb’s city limits, including races for school board, elections for city officials…

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