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Britain will lower its voting age to 16 in a bid to strengthen democracy

The UK will lower its voting age to 16.

The UK has announced that it will begin the process of lowering its voting age to 16. The government has said that the legislation to do so will also increase campaign finance regulations, establish automatic voter registration, and loosen voter ID laws. The government hopes that the move will increase youth engagement in the political process.

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https://apnews.com/article/uk-voting-age-16-de7a0dba500ecd4d603d0c4b0756209d

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