How Random Babbling Becomes Corporate Policy (t3knomanser) wrote,
How Random Babbling Becomes Corporate Policy
t3knomanser

Should kids vote?

In Cali, some people are proposing extending fractional votes to minors.

Amazingly, as a minor myself, I had a very similar idea. Mine had better symmetry, this one would be easier to implement.

This idea, is simple- 14 & 15 year olds get 1/4 of a vote, and 16 & 17 year olds get 1/2. This way, the kiddos get a chance to learn the ropes without fucking things up too badly, or skewing the vote.

My version of a similar idea was targetted for the federal level. You treat the total population of minors, divided by 3.5 in the US as a single state (voting minors mind you). Give them electoral votes, representatives, and two Senators.

I had a ten page plan written out on it, and being in fifth grade, I think that shows an interesting amount of consideration.
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