{"id":6094,"date":"2022-06-08T14:23:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T18:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/mccann\/?p=6094"},"modified":"2022-06-08T14:23:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T18:23:34","slug":"mccann-17-year-olds-should-be-able-to-vote-in-primary-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/mccann\/2022\/06\/08\/mccann-17-year-olds-should-be-able-to-vote-in-primary-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"McCann: \u201817-Year-Olds Should Be Able to Vote in Primary Elections\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING, Mich. (June 8, 2022) \u2014 Sen. <strong>Sean McCann<\/strong> (D\u2013Kalamazoo) today introduced a joint resolution to allow 17-year-olds to vote in an August primary as&nbsp;long as they will be 18 and eligible to vote by the November general election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy resolution encourages stronger voting engagement throughout a person\u2019s lifetime and creates more representative results by allowing young voters to participate in the full election cycle,\u201d Sen. McCann said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senate Joint Resolution P, which mirrors <a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2021-HJR-I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Joint Resolution I<\/a> introduced by Rep. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth), proposes an amendment to the state Constitution that would permit 17-year-olds who are U.S. citizens and residents of Michigan to vote in any primary election if they will be 18-years-old at the time of the general election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have seen a discouraging pattern of consistently lower turnout among young voters compared to other age brackets across the country,\u201d Sen. McCann said. \u201cThis generation refuses to let their differences divide them and celebrates American democracy. They deserve to have an active role in our political process, and that\u2019s exactly what this legislation is asking for.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If passed, Michigan&nbsp;would join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/elections-and-campaigns\/primaries-voting-age.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">17 other states in the nation<\/a> \u2014 including Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana \u2014 to allow those who will be 18 by the general election to vote in primaries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the proposal also formally changes Michigan\u2019s Constitution to reflect the national voting age of 18. Article II of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 states that any resident \u201cwho has attained the age of 21 years\u2019 is qualified to vote.\u201d In 1971, the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, setting the voting age nationwide at 18, but the Michigan Constitution has never been updated to reflect this change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. (June 8, 2022) \u2014 Sen. 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