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suffrage
vote at 16
Voting
voting at 16
voting enfranchisement
Voting habits
Voting laws
Voting Resources
youth enfranchisement
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- ISBN 9781793611420
- Weight: 390g
- Dimensions: 161 x 231mm
- Publication Date: 29 Sep 2020
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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At a time when American political institutions are under intense criticism and facing internal and external pressures, Americans must identify opportunities for changing the status quo. Rather than reject the system as fatally flawed, Niall Guy Michelsen argues that lowering the voting age to 16 will decrease the voting gap between the college and non-college citizens. Increasing voter turnout will make the American electorate more representative of the country and add needed voices to political debates. Dr. Michelsen analyzes the nature of voting habits and concludes that too many citizens start their adult lives as non-voters and become habitual non-voters as a result. Using voter turnout data and demographics, Dr. Michelsen shows that lowering the voting age to 16 would help both college-attending and non-college-attending young adults develop voting habits and raise voter turnout.
Niall Guy Michelsen is associate professor of political science and public affairs at Western Carolina University.
