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I was 18 when Vote 18 passed and have voted in every election since.
In those days the argument was that a young man was old enough to be drafted and fight and die for the country, but not old enough to vote.
I believe that was a compelling argument.
At age 18, you become legally responsible for a number of things and I think that's the correct age to be allowed to vote.
I would be open to listening to an argument that if you're allowed to drive at 16...
But, then again, some states want to raise the driving age because they don't think 16 year olds have enough responsibility. Some accident statistics would seem to support that.
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