Voting Age (Reduction to 16) Bill

Key Points

• Extends voting eligibility to 16- and 17-year-olds.
• Applies to parliamentary elections, local government elections, and referendums.
• Maintains existing voting rights for voters aged 18 and over.
• Originated in the House of Commons; first introduced in 2013; currently at 2nd reading in the Commons.
• Would require further parliamentary stages (Committee, Report, Third Reading, Lords, and Royal Assent) to become law.

Progress

The bill has progressed to the 2nd reading in the Commons. It would need to go through the remaining stages in both Houses to become law.