Over 16:

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Nicaragua, Philippines (for municipal elections and married persons), Serbia and Montenegro (if employed; 18 otherwise), Slovenia (if employed; 18 otherwise), Germany and Switzerland (local elections only)

The Norwegian Ombudsperson's office recently argued for lowering the age of voting to 16 at local level. The government has established that municipalities can apply to join the project. 126 out of 430 have so far applied.

Over 17:

East Timor, Indonesia, North Korea, Sudan, Seychelles, Israel (local elections only), United States (for some primaries)

[Sources: National Youth Rights Association, USA, Norwegian Ombudsperson for Children's Office]

Previous Publication (general) items

• 24/09/2009: EUROPE: Ways of Implementing the EU Directives on Violence against Women, Children and Youth: Good Practices and Recommendations
• 24/09/2009: DISCRIMINATION: Briefing on children and religious discrimination
• 24/09/2009: RIGHTS BASED APPROACHES TO PROGRAMMING: Monitoring, evalution, learning and feedback (chapter 5)
• 24/09/2009: AFRICA: Concluding Observations on non-discrimination (1993 - 2006)
• 23/09/2009: FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION: Defeating anti-social technology - positive moves in Belgium

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Last updated 06/03/2012 12:34:40

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