How will votes at 16 and changes to voter ID work?
By: | Published: 2025-07-17 14:28:00 | Source: www.bbc.com
Getty ImagesThe voting age will be lowered to 16 across the UK before the next general election, the government has said.
Other planned changes include allowing more forms of voter ID and moving towards automatic voter registration.
What is the plan to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote?
The changes mean around 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in the next general election, which must be held by 2029 but could be earlier.
The government says the change will give young people a chance to have a say in how the UK is run.
“At 16, a young person can work, they pay taxes, they can join the Army. So there’s no reason why from that age, they shouldn’t have a say in who governs our country,” said Democracy Minister Rushanara Ali.
The commitment to lower the voting age was in…
