Watch 7yo Mara of @chicago testify for AN ACT ENABLING CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO VOTE at -1:39:09 on malegislature.gov/Events/Hea…
She said voting would help kids get other rights they deserve.
She said voting would make kids and teens feel good.
That evening, I handled questions from a veteran @BostonMassUSA journalist Dan Rea @WBZNightside (member of the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame), who had his own strong opinions about Granting Kids Voting Rights. I included Barbara Woodhouse.
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ALT Granting Kids Voting Rights. There are lots of kids under the age of 18 who have expressed their desire to vote and Cambridge mom, Robin Chen, fights daily on their behalf. As Co-Founder of the Children’s Voting Colloquium, Chen leads a community of thought leaders and influencers in Massachusetts and beyond who are fighting for change. Robin Chen joins Dan for discussion and invites one of the nation’s foremost experts on children’s rights, Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, to the conversation.
Lawyer and @YouthRights veteran Keith Mandell spoke out for AN ACT ENABLING CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO VOTE (S.412 / H.670) at -47:27 on malegislature.gov/Events/Hea…
He emphasized the benefits for turnout and participation.
@RodMalloy testified for AN ACT ENABLING CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO VOTE at -6:54 on malegislature.gov/Events/Hea…
We met through @EldersAction . He's the founder of a workshop and democracy education organization called Elders Who Lead. He lives in @SacCountyCA .
Samantha Bevins and her panel are speaking now about 17yr old voting in primaries.
She proposed this legislation when she was 16 years old.
She really wanted to vote in the 2020 Congressional and Presidential primaries when she was 17.
She's talking about voter turnout.
Every time the video feed behind Chair Ryan shows the online participants, we can see that our 7-year-old proponent of "An Act enabling children's right to vote" is glued to the screen.