Rep. Ayanna Pressley thinks 16 year olds should have a say in who the country sends to Washington, D.C. — and she’s filing legislation to make it a reality.
The freshman Massachusetts congresswoman introduced a simple amendment Wednesday to H.R. 1 — a sweeping government reform bill the House is considering this week — that would lower the national minimum voting age from 18 to 16. If passed, the change would require states to allow 16 and 17-year-old U.S. citizens to vote in federal elections (i.e. the House, Senate, and presidency) beginning in 2020.
The freshman Massachusetts congresswoman introduced a simple amendment Wednesday to H.R. 1 — a sweeping government reform bill the House is considering this week — that would lower the national minimum voting age from 18 to 16. If passed, the change would require states to allow 16 and 17-year-old U.S. citizens to vote in federal elections (i.e. the House, Senate, and presidency) beginning in 2020.












