posted by Joe Polk at 3:06 PM /
Students from three high schools in the Pittsburgh region told a state House committee on Friday that 17-year-olds should be allowed to vote in Pennsylvania's primaries provided they turn 18 by the general election.
"In an age in which primary election turnout is usually around 25 percent, a measure to allow more young people to vote would be a welcome aid to our rather deplorable rate of civic participation," Fox Chapel Area High School senior Luke Secosky testified.
Students from Fox Chapel Area were joined by others from Monaca and Mt. Lebanon High Schools and members of special interest groups who said they favor the idea.
Link: www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/mostread/s_566828.html
"In an age in which primary election turnout is usually around 25 percent, a measure to allow more young people to vote would be a welcome aid to our rather deplorable rate of civic participation," Fox Chapel Area High School senior Luke Secosky testified.
Students from Fox Chapel Area were joined by others from Monaca and Mt. Lebanon High Schools and members of special interest groups who said they favor the idea.
Link: www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/mostread/s_566828.html
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