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Coverage dated November 20, 2022

New Zealand will decide on lowering the voting age from 18 to 16

Headline from Fox7 Austin

The country’s prime minister supports lowering the voting age, but a change to the law wouldn’t take effect until next year.

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  1. Fox7 Austin

    New Zealand will decide on lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The country’s prime minister supports lowering the voting age, but a change to the law wouldn’t take effect until next year.

  2. Sioux City Journal

    New Zealand to decide on lowering voting age from 18 to 16 (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    New Zealand lawmakers will take a vote on whether to lower the nation’s voting age from 18 to 16. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement Monday, hours after the

  3. Delaware Public Media

    New Zealand lawmakers will vote on whether to lower the national voting age to 16 (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    New Zealand lawmakers will vote on whether to lower the national voting age to 16 after the country's Supreme Court ruled that not allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote amounted to age discrimination.

  4. Townhall

    New Zealand to Decide on Lowering the Voting Age to 16 (opens Townhall)

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  5. The Guardian

    Ardern promises bill to lower voting age to 16 in New Zealand after discrimination ruling (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Legislative move, which faces significant hurdles in parliament, follows judges’ ruling that the existing age of 18 breaches young people’s human rights

  6. Deutsche Welle

    New Zealand to vote on lowering voting age to 16 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Lawmakers will have to discuss the possibility of lowering the voting age in New Zealand after the country's Supreme Court said the current rules amounted to discrimination.

  7. The Guardian

    What do you think about lowering New Zealand’s voting age to 16? (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The supreme court has ruled that the current age of 18 discriminates against young people

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