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Should 16-year-olds in Poland vote? [58]
Beelzebub, please answer me this. Austria, Brazil, Cuba, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Nicaragua and Switzerland all have 16 as the voting age. Why? Are they any more or less developed than Poland?
Also, it's 16 in Bremen and some other places in Germany but generally 18. Are those Germans somehow better placed to vote? The authorities clearly think so.
How about the special case in Guyana where it's 17 and they must be accompanied by an adult? What if sb was a day off of their 18th birthday and went along with a dumb 18-year old for a quick 20 second primer before casting their vote? LOL
Well, go and call those countries who deem the age of criminality to be under 16 moronic.
Mexico and the US 6-12
India 7
Myanmar 7
Nigeria 7
Pakistan 7
Singapore 7
South Africa 7
Sudan 7
Tanzania 7
Thailand 7
Indonesia 8
Kenya 8
Scotland (UK) 8 [5] There are plans to increase it to 12.[6][7]
Bangladesh 9
Ethiopia 9
Iran 9-15 Age 9 for girls, 15 for boys
Switzerland 10
Nepal 10
Australia 10 [8] Age of criminal responsibility in Australia
Presumption of incapacity of committing crime: 14.[8]
England and Wales (UK) 10 [9][10]
Northern Ireland (UK) 10 [11]
Ukraine 14
Turkey 11
Canada 12 [12]
Ireland 12 [13]
Israel 12
South Korea 12
Morocco 12
Uganda 12
Algeria 13
Austria 14
China 14 Absolute minimum for acts that constitute the following crimes: homicide, wounding resulting in death, rape, robbery, arson, explosion, planting of toxic substances and trafficking in dangerous drugs. The minimum age for other crimes are 16. In Hong Kong, the minimum age is 7 and in Macau, 16
Estonia 14
Germany 14 [14]
Hungary 14
Italy 14
Japan 12 [15]
New Zealand 14 Children in New Zealand can be charged with murder or manslaughter or minor traffic offences from age 10. All other offences cannot be charged under 14.
Romania 14
Russia 11
Slovenia 14
Spain 14 [16]
Vietnam 14
Uzbekistan 15
Egypt 15
Finland 15 [17]
Denmark 15 It is about to be lowered to 14 [18]
Norway 15 [19]
Sweden 15
Iceland 15
Czech Republic 15 [20]
Philippines 15
I'll get the addresses to write to, you'll be quite busy ;) ;)
Interesting to note that it's 9 in Iran for girls and 15 for boys. That supports the theory that girls mature much quicker than boys. Maybe there should be a separate age for boys and girls in each country based on their respective maturity??? Maybe adults over 25 should be IQ tested or maturity tested? LOL