New Zealand’s top court rules voting age of 18 breaches youth rights

New Zealand’s top court rules voting age of 18 breaches youth rights

NEW Zealand’s Supreme Court today ruled that the current voting age of 18 breaches young people’s rights, prompting the government to launch plans to lower the age to 16.

After the ruling, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern quickly unveiled draft legislation lowering the voting age, but warned changes would be difficult to pass and could not be in place before the 2023 general election…
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