Mr. Leo Galvin:

The Senator asked about a voting age of 16. I may be in the minority to some degree in this regard.

I have heard that young people are not too supportive of lowering the voting age. I believe voting at 16 years of age would be a positive and effective change, if not for the entirety of elections then perhaps just for MEP elections. Many countries have started out with lowering the voting age to 16 and allowing for the collection of data on how those elections fared. In certain countries, such as, I believe, Scotland, the turnout for that age group jumped massively. In Austria, over time, turnout lowered slightly for young people but it has continued to be quite high.