YES Jon Hudson, 15, Birmingham
I do not have many legal rights to make decisions of my own. I can't choose whether I go to school or what medical care I receive. I don't pay tax and my parents look after me, as I can't have a job.
However, when I reach 16, all that will change. I will be able to leave home, get a job, pay taxes and even join the army. But even though I am supposedly responsible enough to make my own life-changing decisions, I can't vote for who I want to run the country.
Giving 16-year-olds the vote would make young people feel a part of the political system. Getting people interested at a young age could tackle falling voting figures by encouraging young people to vote when they are older.
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