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A small movement to lower the voting age to 16 began in recent years but has failed to gain support in any state legislatures or Congress. Some cities, including, and Oakland, California, have lowered their voting ages for some local elections to 16 years old, and Albany, California, is looking to join that group.
Last month, the Albany City Council approved the ballot measure to appear before voters in the Nov. 5 election. The measure would authorize “qualifying persons 16 years old and above to vote in municipal elections” but would not permit them to run for local office or allow them to vote in state or federal elections.The voting age was lowered federally from 21 to 18 in 1971, with the ratification of the 26th Amendment.
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