The Saxony Children and Youth Council is calling for the voting age for state and local elections to be lowered to 16. Young people are already committed to society in many ways, for example in youth associations or in voluntary work, according to a statement from the KJRS on Tuesday. It is incomprehensible that young people in Saxony are still being denied one of the most important basic democratic rights. A postcard campaign is running until mid-August, with which an alliance of several associations and individuals is campaigning for the voting age to be lowered.
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