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if younger people vote then it will represent a wider view of Australia

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or 7 why not

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allowing 16 and 17 year olds to vote will have more of the country's views represented

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Also, if voting ages are moved to 16, what is stopping them from moving the age to 14?!

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A lot of thing change when someone turns 16 so things like politics will start to effect them so they will want say

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Teenagers will be the ones who are affected by the decisions made

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laws affect teenagers just as much as older people, and the teenager can be just as mature. But the adults have a vote, and the teenagers don't.

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Who says that 18 yr olds will suddenly be mature

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people will probably be influenced by the way there parent are voting

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As, people this young cannot possibly be trusted ti make their own decisions without being influenced by biased opinions of others around them (friends and parents). Furthermore, as they have not fully matured, they therefore cannot be trusted with the future of OUR COUNTRY.

-Calvin

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It allows teenagers to slowly be entered into the voting 'world' of voting-- if it is not compulsory. When teenagers turn 18, they don't suddenly become more mature, and know how to vote. If it was to become optional to 16 and 17 year olds, they will most likely take the opportunity as it

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Making it optional would be the only way for this to work as some people wouldn't be willing to vote. Making it optional allows the individual to evaluate their own ability to vote and make a decision from there.

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Most people think that 16 and 17 year olds are not mature enough to vote and therefore, think that the age shouldn't be lowered but even though 16 and 17 year olds can be immature what is to say that people older will all be mature.

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Most teenagers won't be bothered to vote

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if it is optional then if you feel like you are mature enough and have an opinion then you can vote if not you won't be fined.

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shouldn't be on the day enrollment because it encourages spur of the moment ideas and could lead to donkey votes

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It should be optional as some people do care while others don't

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I guess its not rly bout maturity cos if u want to have a say the it should b fine to

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But it depends on how willing the individual is to vote and how responsible they can be. It is good that it's optional. That way, people can choose if they wish to vote or not

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Well, if people dont HAVE to vote, they may not vote AT ALL

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Well, if people dont HAVE to vote, they may not vote AT ALL

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It will be optional for 16 and 17 year olds so the people who care can vote and say their opinion.

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You don't have to if you don't want to so immature people don't have to be a part of it

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yes  because 16 year olds aren't s mature as 18 years as they know very little about the outside world as they mostly are still in school and live with their parents 

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yes  because 16 year olds aren't s mature as 18 years as they know very little about the outside world as they mostly are still in school and live with their parents 

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16-17 year olds are not capable and responsible enough to handle such a life changing vote.

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Yes, because it is optional, people who are passionate about the topic can vote. Whereas, people who don't really don't have to vote, which is good as it will get a younger view on political topics.

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it depends cos some 16 yr olds r like super mature (girls)

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But I don't really care if it stays the same or not.

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One question is how much does the maturity vary in those two years from 16 to 18? Is this maturity change large enough for 18 year olds to be fit to vote but 16 year olds aren't?