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  1. 02-27-2008, 06:36 PM #1
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    Illinois proposes lowering the voting age to 17

    [quote]Illinois proposes lowering voting age to 17

    February 26, 2008
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    (SPRINGFIELD) A constitutional amendment approved Tuesday could make Illinois the first state in the nation to lower its voting age to 17 without restrictions.

    The Illinois House Elections and Campaign Reform Committee voted 5-3 to allow 17-year-olds to vote in both primary and general elections, according to a release from State Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie).

    Eleven states allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries if they will turn 18 by the general election. The Illinois law would allow 17-year-olds to vote without any such restrictions, the release said.

    “States have been nibbling around the edges of lowering the voting age to 17,â€
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    What's going on in Illinois? They also wanted to lower the age of consent.
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    What's going on in Illinois?
    Guess they want to hurry up and get the first round of anchor babies voting.
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    lower the voting age so anchors can vote sooner and lower the age of consent so they don't have to lock up so many IA child molesters
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