New Zealand's highest court ruled that the country's current voting age of 18 was discriminatory, forcing parliament to discuss whether it should be lowered.
New Zealand’s highest court ruled on Monday that the country’s current voting age of 18 was discriminatory, forcing parliament to discuss whether it should be lowered. The case, which has been going through the courts since 2020, was bought by advocacy group Make It 16, which wants the age lowered to include 16 and 17 year olds.
” The group says on its website there is insufficient justification to stop 16 year olds from voting when they can drive, work full time and pay tax. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the government would draft legislation to reduce the age to 16, which could then be put to a vote in parliament.
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