For
Young people live with political consequences and should have a say.
Against
Teenagers may lack life experience to make informed choices.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“It is argued that voting is a human right and adolescents are sufficiently aware to vote in an informed way.”
“Age does not determine whether your vote is informed; your civic culture does.”
“An average adolescent in secondary school does not have sufficiently formed judgment to vote in elections.”
“I don't think the voting age should be lowered because those 16-year-olds will be able to vote in two more years.”