D.C. voting age Archives - The Washington Informer

Members of the #Vote16DC coalition speak about their efforts to expand voting rights to 16- and 17-year-old District residents during a Jan. 10 town hall at THEARC on Mississippi Avenue SE. (Courtesy photo)

D.C. Youths Renew Efforts to Lower Voting Age

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 16, 2019October 31, 2020

A handful of young people recently participated in a public gathering at THEARC on Mississippi Avenue in southeast D.C. focused on teenage voting rights.

D.C. Council Punts Bill to Lower Voting Age to 16

by WI Guest AuthorNovember 14, 2018October 31, 2020

A sign announcing the location of a polling station is seen outside a church in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6, 2018. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Bill to Lower D.C. Voting Age to 16 Faces Critical Hurdle

by WI Guest AuthorNovember 9, 2018October 31, 2020

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D.C. Teenagers Advocate for Voting Rights

by Sam P.K. CollinsJuly 2, 2018October 31, 2020

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EDITORIAL: Voter Education — Not Age — Will Make a Difference

by WI Guest AuthorJune 6, 2018October 31, 2020

Aiyi’nah Ford, executive director of the Future Foundation, poses questions to James Butler, Dustin Canter and Ernest Johnson during a mayoral candidates' forum at Ballou Senior High School in southeast D.C. on June 6. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Community Organization Registers Teens to Vote

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing WriterJune 6, 2018October 31, 2020