16, 17-year-olds vote in College Park election for first time in city history
Six voters under the age of 18 participated in the first election after the city extended voting eligibility to those 16 and older in April.
College Park community members debate lowering city voting age to 16
The city hopes lowering the voting age will increase civic engagement with younger residents and create a more inclusive voting environment.
College Park City Council discusses lowering voting age, mail-in voting for local elections
Less than 10 percent of registered voters in College Park are participating in local elections, according to city documents.
16-year-old voters will not fix our democracy. Better educated voters could.
Dropping the voting age will not fix the American democracy.