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Can a state pass a law that allows children to vote in presidential elections?
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∙ 10y ago
Probably not. The 10th Amendment says that the Constitution is the final word,and if the Constitution has taken an official position on an issue, the states must accept it. But the 10th Amendment also protects states' rights: it goes on to say that if the Constitution has taken no official position on an issue, then the states are free to make their own laws about it. For example, states may decide on the legal age for a driver's license-- the U.S. Constitution has not said anything about what age one may drive; similarly, states may set the legal age for marriage, since the Constitution doesn't say anything about that either. But the constitution DID say something about the voting age-- the 26th amendment lowered it from 21 to 18 years of age. Thus, the states are not allowed to change what the Constitution has decided.
Of course, at some future time, legislation may be proposed in the U.S. Congress to lower the voting age even further, but there is a long and involved procedure for adding an amendment to the Constitution, so it is doubtful that young teens or children will be voting at any time in the near future.
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in Presidential elections, Illinois is most often a blue state; however, it frequently votes red in gubernatorial elections.
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Minnesota
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because life is hard and presidential elections are importantly renversed for the right of humans.
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