Let 16-year-olds vote, says House Democrat

Published August 13, 2018 5:36pm ET



Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., has put forward a joint resolution to amend the Constitution so that 16-year-olds can vote.

The 26th Amendment holds that the voting rights of citizens 18 years and older “shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State.”

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