If the measure is approved, Boston will become one of the largest cities in the U.S. to give 16- and 17-year-olds the power to vote
Teenagers in Boston may soon be able to vote in local elections after the city council approved an amendment to lower the voting age to 16; the measure's fate now depends on Massachusetts legislators.
Boston wouldn't be the first city to make such move, but it could become one of the largest cities in the country to give younger residents the power to vote. With a majority vote , the Boston City Council approved lowering the voting age to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to participate in local elections.
Co-sponsors Julia Mejia and Kenzie Bok introduced the amendment earlier this year after her former director of public policy, Jacob deBlecourt, persuaded her to bring it to the city council."Nothing is permanent," said deBlecourt, who helped draft the initial petition."You know, you can make any change that you want.
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