Edmonton public school board backs move to lower voting age

Edmonton’s public school trustees added their support to a growing number of groups calling for a lower civic voting age in Alberta.
School trustees voted 8-1 in favour of lobbying Alberta’s municipal affairs minister to amend the Local Elections Authorities Act to extend the vote to 16- and 17-year-olds.
In split votes, both the Edmonton Catholic school board and Edmonton city council have voted for similar advocacy, at the prompting of the City of Edmonton Youth Council.
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