Thank you, Madam Chair. Essentially, this just allows 16 and 17-year-olds to register and then we can follow them. Often when they go to university, we lose those as electors. And it's good for Elections NWT to take this work and get people registered when they're in high school so that when they turn 18 they vote. But this is really a half measure, Madam Chair. And really what this motion should read is that we lower the voting age to 16. If you vote when you're 16, you are far more likely to vote for the rest of your life. If the first time you vote is 18, 19, or 20, you are far more likely not to vote for the rest of your life. And if we want engaged citizens for our democracy, we should lower the age to 16. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Rylund Johnson on Committee Motion 247-19(2): Committee Report 32-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Auxiliary Report: Issues Arising from the 2019 Territorial Election - Register of Future Electors, Carried
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Committee Motion 247-19(2): Committee Report 32-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Auxiliary Report: Issues Arising from the 2019 Territorial Election - Register of Future Electors, Carried
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