In 2012, 43% of Americans voted in the presidential election and only 68% of registered voters ended up voting at the polls. Among these figures, 18-21 year olds voted the least, and seniors voted almost twice as much as this age group. The reason is that studies show that "eighteen-year-olds are a very good first age group to vote," said Rob Richie (president of the national voting organization FairVote), "Because many of them are in the process of leaving their childhood homes. The more disrupted you are in your life, the less likely you are to be. vote. » "There is also a simple practical reason to extend the franchise, at least if we wish to ultimately have high levels of participation." According to John Bernstein, writing for the American Prospect, he suggests that if 16-year-olds voted, they would be more likely to vote in the future. More importantly, studies show that voters who start younger are more likely to continue voting later. and those who don't are not. Since 16-year-olds have more stable lives, this would increase voter turnout. In Takoma Park, Maryland, the local voting age was changed to 16 for the 2013 local elections, becoming the first city in the United States to do so. “Since the 26th Amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote more than 40 years ago, young voters have been something of a failure. They usually go to the polls. In 2011, only 19 percent of eligible voters showed up to the polls, a poll official said, according to a Washington Post article. However, the situation was different with almost 42 percent of voters. Registered residents under the age of 18 voted, which is nearly four times the time to vote. These examples I have described demonstrate that for many years we have conferred broad rights on young Americans, comparable in substance and responsibility to the right to vote. Can we really continue to believe that it is right to grant them all these rights, while denying them the right that matters most, to participate in choosing the government under which they live? I believe the risk is extremely low. The nation as a whole would benefit substantially from giving young Americans aged 16 and 17 a meaningful voice in shaping their future within the established framework of our democracy. The right to vote is the fundamental right enshrined in our Constitution. It is the foundation of all our other fundamental rights, and I believe that 16-year-olds have the right to be part of it. For these reasons, I encourage a pro vote..