{"id":23965,"date":"2018-01-30T16:57:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T16:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=23965"},"modified":"2018-01-30T16:57:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T16:57:06","slug":"senedd-give-vote-16-year-olds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/01\/30\/senedd-give-vote-16-year-olds\/","title":{"rendered":"Senedd give council votes to 16-year-olds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PEOPLE aged 16 are to be given the vote under Welsh Government plans to modernise elections, in plans announced today in the Senedd.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This change would only initially apply to council elections, the first being in 2022. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are no formal proposals, however, for extending this to the Senedd elections due in 2021.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28943\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-28943\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-15-at-11.52.46-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-15-at-11.52.46-AM.png 831w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-15-at-11.52.46-AM-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-15-at-11.52.46-AM-770x577.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-15-at-11.52.46-AM-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-15-at-11.52.46-AM-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28943\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-15-at-11.52.46-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-15-at-11.52.46-AM.png 831w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-15-at-11.52.46-AM-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-15-at-11.52.46-AM-770x577.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-15-at-11.52.46-AM-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-15-at-11.52.46-AM-293x220.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/noscript> Cardiff&#8217;s councillors operate from City Hall. The proposed changes would only cover local elections at first<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he 2017 Wales Act allows the Senedd to lower the voting age for all Wales-specific elections.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Scotland, the voting age was reduced to 16<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0after record youth participation in the 2014 independence referendum. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Welsh Government\u2019s proposals are intended to counter apathy towards devolved politics. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Senedd election has had turnout above 50%, with 18-24 year-olds the age group least likely to vote.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23966\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23966\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Senedd-election-turnout-1999-2016.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Senedd-election-turnout-1999-2016.png 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Senedd-election-turnout-1999-2016-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Senedd-election-turnout-1999-2016-500x309.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Senedd-election-turnout-1999-2016-293x181.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23966\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Senedd-election-turnout-1999-2016.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Senedd-election-turnout-1999-2016.png 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Senedd-election-turnout-1999-2016-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Senedd-election-turnout-1999-2016-500x309.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Senedd-election-turnout-1999-2016-293x181.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Turnout in Senedd elections has averaged 43%<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A 2015 survey by the BBC found 53% of Welsh young people would support lowering the voting age.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iMaG9Jh7pk0\">Do young Welsh voters back lowering the voting age?<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Uploaded by Ioan Phillips on 2018-08-15.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI would like to see us moving the franchise to enable younger people to take part in the democratic process,\u201d said Cabinet Secretary for Local Government, Alun Davies.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23969\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23969\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Alun-Davies.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Alun-Davies.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Alun-Davies-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Alun-Davies-500x331.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Alun-Davies-293x194.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23969\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Alun-Davies.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Alun-Davies.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/01\/Alun-Davies-300x198.jpg 300w, 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Photo: Wales Online<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, critics say voting at 16 is only supported by left-wing governments and parties because of favorable demographic voting trends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PEOPLE aged 16 are to be given the vote under Welsh Government plans to modernise elections, in plans announced today in the Senedd. This change would only initially apply to council elections, the first being in 2022. There are no formal proposals, however, for extending this to the Senedd elections due in 2021. The 2017 Wales Act allows the Senedd to lower the voting age for all Wales-specific elections. 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