House Rejects Effort to Lower Federal Voting Age to 16

House Rejects Effort to Lower Federal Voting Age to 16
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Aug. 24, 2020. Tom Williams/Pool/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The House of Representatives on March 3 voted down a proposal to lower the federal voting age.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s (D-Mass.) amendment to H.R. 1 would have lowered the minimum voting age to 16 from 18.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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