Voting Rights Around the World Jacob Stophel Vanessa Schuller Aubrey Remy.

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Voting Rights Around the World Jacob Stophel Vanessa Schuller Aubrey Remy

Voting Qualifications United States United States 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal Panama Panama 18 years of age; universal and compulsory 18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Women’s Suffrage Panama Panama Gained limited voting rights in 1941 Gained limited voting rights in 1941 Full political voting rights granted in 1946 Full political voting rights granted in 1946 United States United States Women received the vote in 1920 (Ratified) Women received the vote in 1920 (Ratified) development/interactive/2011/jul/06/un-women- vote-timeline-interactive development/interactive/2011/jul/06/un-women- vote-timeline-interactive development/interactive/2011/jul/06/un-women- vote-timeline-interactive development/interactive/2011/jul/06/un-women- vote-timeline-interactive

Voter Turn Out United States United States Averages around 50% turn out rate for registered voters Averages around 50% turn out rate for registered voters Panama Panama Better turn out than the United States in 2009 (69%) Better turn out than the United States in 2009 (69%)

Should We Lower the Voting Age? Pros Pros Get young people involved in the community Get young people involved in the community Make voices heard Make voices heard Cons Cons Not well informed Not well informed Take on the opinion of parents Take on the opinion of parents Pushing down the age for criminal responsibility and consent Pushing down the age for criminal responsibility and consent

Frequency of Elections United States United States November presidential elections every 4 years November presidential elections every 4 years Panama Panama May presidential elections every 4 years May presidential elections every 4 years

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