Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015
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The Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 is a law passed by the Scottish Parliament that permanently extended the right to vote in Scottish Parliament and local elections to 16- and 17-year-olds.
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| Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Act of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Scottish Parliament elections
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local government elections in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| effect |
permanently extended the right to vote in certain Scottish elections to 16- and 17-year-olds
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reduced minimum voting age to 16 for Scottish Parliament elections ⓘ reduced minimum voting age to 16 for local government elections in Scotland ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Scottish electoral reform ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Scots law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act of the Scottish Parliament to reduce the voting age to 16 at elections to the Scottish Parliament and local government elections in Scotland; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| minimumVotingAgeSet | 16 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
democratic participation
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youth enfranchisement ⓘ |
| previousMinimumVotingAge | 18 ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| setsFranchiseFor |
Scottish Parliament elections
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local government elections in Scotland ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Scottish Parliament elections
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local government elections in Scotland ⓘ voting age ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
16-year-olds
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17-year-olds ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | electoral law ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2015 ⓘ |
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Scottish Parliament elections
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