Greenbelt, Md., residents approve of lowering voting age to 16 in city elections
Maryland voters in the D.C. suburb of Greenbelt signaled their approval Tuesday of allowing 16-year-olds the right to vote in the 80-year-old city’s municipal elections. The referendum passed, garnering a 53 percent majority, according to Greenbelt’s official website. The referendum, however, is only advisory; the city council would have to amend the city charter to make…
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