@calestous Conversely, #Japan needs to rise its voting age to 30+ to reflect #demographic reality :)
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@AbeshaT I gave my reasons. Give yours.
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@calestous interesting.#Scotland is allowing 16 year olds to vote in this year's independence#referendum but with opposite demographics! -
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@calestous Indeed! It certainly has served to engage youth in political debate in Scotland. Would be great to see that happen in Africa too
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@calestous not yet this are children raised on tv imagination and social media others have no access to the above will it be balanced! -
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@calestous I have and those with resources like the status quo also majorly the other risk is manipulation versus strong institutions
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@calestous 12 would do. -
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@calestous let me write it up. Will share link.
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@calestous#Africa#demographic , I differ, its about making binding decisions independently, at 16, many have not that mind frame.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous#Africa#demographic, I differ, its about ability to make mature binding decisions, wThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous and let 16yr old kids get beaten up every time the "wrong" candidate wins an election ?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous very interesting: Electoral Studies:#Voting at 16: Turnout and the quality of vote choice#elections http://homepage.univie.ac.at/markus.wagner/Paper_Votingat16.pdf …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous we have an interesting experience in Austria:http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2014/02/01/the-austrian-experience-shows-that-there-is-little-risk-and-much-to-gain-from-giving-16-year-olds-the-vote/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@calestous It would be a great idea!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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