DC Council Introduces Bill to Give 16- and 17-Year-Olds the Right to Vote in City and Federal Elections
D.C. Council member Charles Allen introduced a bill that would give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in city and federal elections. This bill has been framed as an opportunity to boost Millennials’ civic involvement—an idea that would have been unthinkable when Boomers and Xers were young.