'Lowering the voting age is a call to trust young people with democracy'

'We need bold, proven interventions to restore civic faith'

LaJuan Allen at USA Today

A "powerful act of democratic innovation is hiding in plain sight," says LaJuan Allen. "We need to lower the voting age to 16," like the UK recently did. 16-year-olds "work jobs, pay taxes and, in many cases, help support their families." Further, "at this stage in life," many "live in stable home environments, attend school and are surrounded by supportive adults," which makes them "more likely to...