Planned changes would be biggest shakeup to country’s electoral system for 50 yearsA bill is being introduced that would give the vote to 16- and 17-year-olds in many elections in Wales and empower local authorities to decide which voting system they use.The Labour-led Welsh government said the planned changes would be the biggest in the Welsh electoral system since the voting age was reduced to 18 in the UK half a century ago. They come as a bill to reduce the voting age to 16 for Welsh assembly elections nears the end of its journey through the Senedd. Continue reading…
Via: Welsh bill would allow 16- and 17-year olds to vote in local elections
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