Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants children to vote on city’s budget

Published May 31, 2024 11:48am ET



The mayor of Boston is proposing for children as young as 11 and illegal immigrants to have a say in the city’s budget. 

On Tuesday, Mayor Michelle Wu, a Democrat, announced during a city council committee meeting centered on her 2025 fiscal budget plan to expand participatory budget voting to those ineligible to vote in normal elections.

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