Lowering the Voting Age to 16 - Learning from Real Experiences Worldwide
Lowering the Voting Age to 16 - Learning from Real Experiences Worldwide
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将投票年龄降低至 16 岁 - 汲取全球真实经验
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10.1007/978-3-030-32541-1_11
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2020
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Douglas J
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自1971年宪法修正案以来，美国几乎所有选举的投票年龄都是18岁。2013年，马里兰州的塔科马公园将其地方选举的投票年龄降至16岁。马里兰州的其他几个城市也纷纷效仿。然后，在2016年，加州伯克利的选民批准了一项投票措施，以降低学校董事会选举的投票年龄，而旧金山弗朗西斯科的选民以微弱优势否决了所有地方选举的类似措施。这场辩论现在已经蔓延到其他地方，更多的城市，州，甚至国会正在考虑这个问题。本章讲述了这些辩论的最新故事，以及对持续努力的见解。一个关键的结论是，年轻人自己一直是这一改革的主要倡导者。要成功地实施，就需要开展一场由青年推动的运动，并持续推动加强全体选民的民主参与，同时沿着致力于改善公民教育。此外，将投票年龄降低到16岁的想法现已进入全国讨论，100多名国会议员支持降低联邦选举投票年龄的措施。然而，在许多地方，政治考虑仍然是一个障碍。
Since a constitutional amendment in 1971, the voting age in America has been 18 for virtually all elections nationwide. In 2013, Takoma Park, Maryland lowered the voting age to 16 for its local elections. Several other cities in Maryland followed suit. Then, in 2016, Berkeley, California voters approved a ballot measure to lower the voting age for school board elections, and San Francisco voters narrowly rejected a similar measure for all local elections. The debate has now spread to other places, with additional cities, states, and even Congress considering the issue. This chapter tells the recent stories of these debates, with insights about the continued effort. A key takeaway is that youths themselves have been the primary advocates for this reform. Successful implementation has required a youth-driven campaign as well as a sustained push for enhanced democratic engagement among the entire electorate, along with dedication to improved civics education. Furthermore, the idea to lower the voting age to 16 has now entered the national conversation, with over 100 members of Congress supporting a measure to lower the voting age for federal elections. Yet political considerations remain a barrier in many places.