Scottish Parliament committee backs voting for 16 and 17 year olds at Holyrood 2016 election

20/05/2015michaelA lower voting age will encourage greater participation in politics, according to campaign supporters THE DEVOLUTION COMMITTEE has backed government plans to reduce the age to vote in next year’s Scottish elections and called on Education Scotland to update its guidance for politics in schools. The committee was considering the Scottish Election (Reduction of Voting […]