Votes for 16 and 17-year-olds: public give their views

Name: Votes for 16 and 17-year-olds: public give their views
Uploaded: 2013-03-12T11:36:57.000Z
Duration: 3 min 10 s
Description: The Scottish government is proposing to give the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds in the independence referendum, prompting the question whether the voting age of 18 should be lowered in other parts of the UK.

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The Scottish government is proposing to give the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds in the independence referendum, prompting the question whether the voting age of 18 should be lowered in other parts of the UK.

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12 March 2013