Will you be eighteen by Election Day? Pennsylvania law ( 25 Pa.C.S.A. § 1301 ) allows individuals who will be at least eighteen years of age on the day of the next election the ability to pre-register to vote. Click here to more information.
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Mar. 22, 2018
A lot has happened since spring 2016, when The Citizen first ran a story about the benefits of giving 16-year-olds the right to vote. But the biggest benefits has stayed the same: That the earlier someone votes, the more likely they are to keep voting, something we need in our democracy.
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