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At 16 a person can get married and have children. If we allow them this responsibility, we should also recognise that they are mature enough to vote.
In today’s society 16-year-olds are more mature than ever before and there is no significant gap between an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old’s ability to vote; the distinction is arbitrary.
Many 18-year-olds do not make informed decisions. In fact many 40-year-olds do not make informed decisions and this does not mean we deny them the vote.
16 year olds are mature enough to make important decisions such as voting. Their bodies are fully adult, they have been educated for at least 10 years, and most of them have some experience of work as well as school.
Within limitations, the wider pool of voters we have, the better it is for democracy, as it increases representation.
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