Should 17 year-old whose birthday is in October or November in an election year be allowed to vote?

Answer 1

If they turn 18 on or before election day then they should be allowed to vote....period.

Answer 2

If you will be 18 on election day, you ARE allowed to vote in all 50 states. In some states (Ohio for 1), if you will be 18 on the date of the November election, you can register and vote in the primary.

Answer 3

Anyone who will be 18 on election day is legally allowed to vote. People who will turn 18 shortly before or on the day of an election are allowed to register before actually turning 18.

Answer 4

If you're 18 on Election Day, then you're allowed to vote; if not, then you're not. (Some states also allow 17-year olds to vote in primaries if they'll be 18 before the general election.)

Answer 5

Only if he turns 18 before November 4, 2008 - which is election day.

We have laws that prevent minors from voting in an election for a reason. Those laws are not "fudged".

Answer 6

As long as they turn 18 before the first Tuesday in November they will be allowed to vote. Otherwise, no.

Answer 7

yes. Just because they turned 18 near election day doesn't mean they were deaf before their birthday. There are a lot of politically active minors. Let them vote, because every vote counts.

Answer 8

Honestly, no. It would be too confusing if everyone who had to wait until a particular age to wait until their specific birth month as opposed to the actual date.

Look at it this way, you're only a year away and that will allow you plenty of time to learn about the issues and maybe you'll find a candidate who feels the same way about voting as you.

Answer 9

There has to be a cutoff date somewhere. No matter when it would be someone will be unhappy.

Answer 10

their old enough to go to war their old enough to vote