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U.K. government moves to lower voting age to 16
The United Kingdom is moving forward on plans to lower the voting age to 16, as well as other changes to voting and the ...
Britain will lower its voting age to 16 in a bid to strengthen democracy
LONDON (AP) — Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part of measures to increase ...
UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform
Britain moved on Thursday to lower the voting age by two years to 16 in all UK elections, a major overhaul of the country's ...
Factbox-Evolution of the UK electorate from landowners to suffragettes to 16-year-old voters
Britain on Thursday set out plans to lower the voting age to 16 in a landmark reform to the process that underpins one of the world's oldest parliaments. Who can currently vote? At present, anyone ...
German judge warns Constitutional Court row threatens its reputation
A judge whose nomination to Germany's top court was shelved after a row over her support for legalising abortion warned that ...
Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – ...
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Ranked choice voting, explained: Why some Wisconsin lawmakers want to ...
Both candidates won through a process called ranked-choice voting. Wisconsin still uses the conventional voting system, but a ranked choice system called “ final five ” was proposed two years ago.