youth voting Options

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not quite sure if this is the right forum, sorry

what is the point of this whole youth voting movement? if the kids of age are oblivious to the election to begin with, what makes them think that once they register to vote, kids will take the time to find out any of the political info that would make them smart voters?so, what does anyone really gain from ignorant voters? they dont really care, so theyre going to vote for whichever canidate they find superficially better, so what is the point of encouraging kids to vote when those who care planned to anyway?

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I think the whole movement shouldn't just be about encouraging the youth to vote, but to encourage them to educate themselves and learn enough about the candidtates and the issues so that they CAN make an informed decision and then vote.

yes, i agree with that completely. although as the person above me pointed out, they should make an effort to educate the adults as well. in school they try to teach us (kind of, but they cant stray from the curriculum much, so we dont learn much of anything of importance, but ill save those complaints for another topic) but no one pays attention because they think that because they cant vote it doesnt matter. if they lowered the voting age for certain people, people may want to learn, possibly even devolop an interest. however, i do not mean to say that those over 18 should be tested, as that would infringe on their rights, but if the kids were to have to test, then it would be a privlage, which would actually make kids want to vote more, as they love to think theyre smarter than others