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It is just two years since the Electoral Commission carried out research that found 78 % want the voting age to remain at 18 not lowered to 16 , with 54 % of the 15-19 age group themselves also opposed ; that survey concluded that dropping the voting age to 16 would in fact lower , not boost , turnout because so few in the 16-18 category would actually go to the polls . It must be noted that simply raising the age of consent to 16 would criminalize sexual activity between adolescents that is now legal . Lowering the voting age to 16 would give teachers , parents , and politicians the opportunity to create programs that reach students at a young age and get them excited about voting before it is too late . The prefetch in iteration jp would be for a ( jp +64 ) ( two cache lines ahead ) , and the prefetch in iteration jp ' = jp + 16 would be for colind ( jp ' +128 ) ( also two cache lines ahead ) . However , that has not been the consequence , and I do not see why it necessarily follows that further lowering the voting age to 16 would have the desired effect . The process for ratifying the " Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe " — a proposed constitutional document for the European Union ( EU ) — varied from country to country ; 7 countries were intending to hold referendums to determine the outcome , 16 would have had parliamentary votes and 2 countries opted for parliamentary approval advised by a referendum . An ongoing conversation among educators K through 16 would certanily allow us to better serve the student population at their level of learning and experience .