Teens rally at Board of Elections to lower voting age
An effort to lower the voting age in New York state to 17 appears to be gaining momentum as a Brooklyn lawmaker who joined forces with high school students is continuing his push for a change in the law.
Representatives from the Youth Progressive Policy Group, an organization made up of politically savvy high school students, took part in a rally organized by Assemblymember Robert Carroll outside the offices of the New York City Board of Elections on Nov. 6.
Carroll and the teens are seeking a new law that would grant 17-year-olds the right to vote in statewide and local elections.