Sen. Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Youth Access to Voting
July 13, 2022
July 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 12, 2022:
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today cosponsored comprehensive legislation to empower the youth vote and enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, which enshrined voting rights for American citizens over 18 years of age.
"For our democracy to thrive, young voters need to be full participants in elections and have the ability to exercise their Constitutional right to vote. And yet . . .
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today cosponsored comprehensive legislation to empower the youth vote and enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, which enshrined voting rights for American citizens over 18 years of age.
"For our democracy to thrive, young voters need to be full participants in elections and have the ability to exercise their Constitutional right to vote. And yet . . .