22 Nov 2022

Lowering the voting age - what do teens think?

From Checkpoint, 5:43 pm on 22 November 2022

Political parties are busy sharing their opinions on the proposal to lower the voting age to 16, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision.

While they're unlikely to get the vote for general elections, they may get to have their say at the local body level.

Louise Ternouth spoke to some 16 and 17-year-olds to see what they think about it.

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