The voting age should be lowered to 16 --- Sponsored by the Electoral Reform Society

As voting is the central way in which citizens express their judgement and support of government policy, it is only fair that those who are affected by major government decisions are given the opportunity to express their opinions via the ballot box.

Sixteen and seventeen year-olds can join the armed forces, raise a family and pay tax. If you can die for your country, get married, have children and pay towards society, you should have the right to indicate your feelings to the government.

Our government was set up on the basis that we should not be taxed without representation. Sixteen year olds, as previously stated, can join the military, have kids, a job and have to pay taxes on the job. They have just as much say in who decides their taxes as all the rest of us.

obviously its not like they don't know whom they are voting for. those kids as you call them,are not stupid,if nowadays its difficult
to fool a three year old with candy it would be impossible to fool a person who can differentiate good from bad so let them express
their feelings to those whom they trust by voting for them.

Sixteen and seventeen year-olds are restricted from front line duty, it is true they usually sign-up for a minimum of four years and so are making decisions which may place their lives in danger for half of their service, this half also coincides with the period at which they can vote.

Young people of this age can only marry with their parents permission and yes, having legal responsibility over ones sex life shouldn't be underestimated it doesn't mean that people should be given the right, through voting, to have responsibility over wider society.

Finally, if the argument that people who pay taxation should be entitled to representation is taken to its logical conclusion, then even five year-olds should be able to vote because the goods they buy with their pocket money are subject to VAT

so you're saying you want a kid to vote for some who is going to lead the nation for 4 years and it doesn't matter if their knowledgeable or capable or even know who the candidates are just as long as they pay for candy have uprotected sex and serve their country they should vote? and everyone has the right to indicate their feelings toward the government it is called freedom of speech

The fact that a teenager can drive should not at all be a reason to let a 16-year-old vote. Driving has nothing to do with voting because driving gives you control over your life and safety, but it's not a plausible reason to give a 16 year old power over the lives of millions of other human beings.