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sl8

(16,245 posts) Mon Nov 21, 2022, 08:28 AM Nov 2022

[NZ]New Zealand Supreme Court rules voting age of 18 is discriminatory

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63699786

New Zealand Supreme Court rules voting age of 18 is discriminatory

Published 3 hours ago

By Alys Davies
BBC News

New Zealand's Supreme Court has ruled that the country's current voting age of 18 is discriminatory, meaning parliament must discuss whether it should be lowered.

The case was brought by campaign group Make It 16, which wants the voting age reduced to include 16 and 17 year olds.

"This is history," Make It 16 co-director Caeden Tipler said.

The group argued that young people should be able to vote on matters affecting them, such as climate change.

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[NZ]New Zealand Supreme Court rules voting age of 18 is discriminatory (Original Post) sl8 Nov 2022 OP

This seems to beg the question Alpeduez21 Nov 2022 #1

"New Zealand to decide on lowering voting age from 18 to 16" sl8 Nov 2022 #2

Nice! Brazil is a surprise and yet not, the population pyramid is heavily tilted to youth, sensible! Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2022 #4

Who has more standing for pleadings before justice systems than the youth? Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2022 #3

And here's us with the Republicans threatening to move it up to 21 mahina Nov 2022 #5

Alpeduez21

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1. This seems to beg the question

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Mon Nov 21, 2022, 08:33 AM

Nov 2022

At what age is it not discriminatory? 14,12 ,3?

sl8

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2. "New Zealand to decide on lowering voting age from 18 to 16"

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Mon Nov 21, 2022, 08:41 AM

Nov 2022

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/zealand-group-wanting-voting-age-set-16-wins-93697001

New Zealand to decide on lowering voting age from 18 to 16

By NICK PERRY
today

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers will take a vote on whether to lower the national voting age from 18 to 16, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.

Her announcement came hours after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that not allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote amounted to age discrimination.

But while Ardern said she personally favors lowering the age, such a change would require a 75% supermajority of lawmakers to agree. And even proponents acknowledge they don’t currently have the numbers.

A number of countries are debating whether to lower their voting age. Some that allow people to vote at 16 include Austria, Malta, Brazil, Cuba and Ecuador.

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