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How old you have to be to vote?

DJDontaz · 2011-02-05 09:30:26

Hi, I'm 17. A lot of people are saying to me that in order to vote you must be 16 years of age but then others say it's 18. I even had someone say it was 21. But I'm totally confused. Can anyone tell me?

05-02-2011 9:30am

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DJDontaz

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Hi, I'm 17. A lot of people are saying to me that in order to vote you must be 16 years of age but then others say it's 18. I even had someone say it was 21. But I'm totally confused. Can anyone tell me?

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#2 05-02-2011 9:47am

sceptre

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Hi there.

Definitive answer: it's 18.

See here.

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