Over 10,000 17-Year-Olds Vote in Colorado Primary Election

Over 10,000 17-Year-Olds Vote in Colorado Primary Election
Voters wait to cast their ballots at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, Colorado on March 3, 2020. Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Over 10,000 17-year-olds voted in Colorado’s primary elections last week, a state official said, an anomaly in a nation where only those 18 or older usually vote.

The Democratic and Republican primary elections were the first time in Colorado’s history where 17-year-olds voted. The voting came after the 2019 Colorado Votes Act (pdf) passed the state legislature last year.
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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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