Monterey County proposes lower voting age
As soon as 2020, there could be 16 and 17-year-olds voting in Monterey County. County Supervisors Luis Alejo and Simon Salinas are leading a proposal to allow 16 and 17-year-old citizens to vote in local elections.
Monterey County would be the first county in the country to extend voting rights to 16-year olds.
Supervisors Alejo and Salinas say the proposal would increase young voters’ knowledge and interest in politics and the issues directly affecting them.
Other countries have extended the right to vote to 16-year-olds in national, state and local elections, including Austria, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom.
We’ll have more on this landmark proposal tonight at 5:00 p.m. on KION News Channel 5/46.
