UK to Give 16-Year-Olds Right to Vote in Landmark Election Reforms

The reform will bring UK-wide elections in line with Scotland and Wales, where 16-year-olds can already vote in devolved polls.
UK to Give 16-Year-Olds Right to Vote in Landmark Election Reforms
A voter places a ballot paper in the ballot box at a British polling station on May 6, 2010. Rui Vieira/PA
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Sixteen-year-olds across the United Kingdom will be granted the right to vote in all UK elections, the government announced on July 17, unveiling what it described as the biggest change to British democracy in a generation.
The reforms, part of the Labour Party manifesto pledges, will also broaden voter ID rules to include bank cards, and introduce tougher measures to combat foreign interference in British politics.
Evgenia Filimianova
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Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in UK politics, parliamentary proceedings and socioeconomic issues.