Resource Alert: Vote16 Literature Review

Comprehensive summaries of academic research on what happens when we lower the voting age

Academic research on or related to the policy of 16- and 17-year-old voting has accelerated rapidly in the past several years. To help scholars, policymakers, and advocates wade into research on the topic, the Vote16 Research Network is excited to share a new literature review.

Principally authored by UMD Civic Innovation Center Intern Michael Shull with guidance from UMD Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement Research Director Dr. Michael Hanmer, this literature review summarizes the most relevant scholarship on the topic of a lower voting age. It includes research from the US and around the world. The document includes both an overarching summary and individual reveiews of several dozen studies and articles on the topic. This is a comprehensive resource for anyone who wants to know more about existing scholarship on the topic of a lower voting age. We hope it is both informative and can serve as a jumping off point for your own further research or work around this policy idea.

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