We, the undersigned, petition the Prime Minister to launch a pilot run at a local level (e.g. town council) to test the effect of lowering the voting age to 12.
Currently, the voting age is not set on a rational basis. It is set at 18, despite a lack of evidence that 18 is a logical age to set it at. I propose to lower the voting age at a local level as a pilot, to see what effect allowing people as young as 12 to vote and stand for election would have. The results from this can then be used to determine a logical voting age for national elections.
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