Govt Scrap Bill To Lower Voting Age in Local Body Elections - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

The government has scrapped a bill to lower the voting age in local body elections to 16.

The bill was introduced last year after the Supreme Court ruled that the current voting age of 18 is discriminatory and breaches the human rights of young people.

Jim Palmer who chaired the recommendation for lowering the voting age told Heather Du-Plessis Allan that the he is not disappointed by the outcome.

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