{"id":381,"date":"2023-11-27T11:40:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-releases\/telegram-and-gazette-lowering-voting-age-bolsters-democracy-civic-engagement-in-mass\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T11:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:40:48","slug":"telegram-and-gazette-lowering-voting-age-bolsters-democracy-civic-engagement-in-mass","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/es\/press\/el-telegrama-y-el-boletin-informativo-que-reducen-la-edad-para-votar-refuerzan-la-democracia-y-el-compromiso-civico-en-las-masas\/","title":{"rendered":"Telegram and Gazette: Reducir la edad para votar refuerza la democracia y el compromiso c\u00edvico en Massachusetts."},"template":"","class_list":["post-381","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-news-clip"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"\"As we give young folks a pat on the back for their impressive rate of civic engagement, we should also enact policies that encourage them to get involved earlier and stay engaged.\"","featured_image":"","press_type":155,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"56\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":154}","{\"site_id\":\"56\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":382}","{\"site_id\":\"56\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":383}"],"related_issues":[85,109,462],"related_work":false,"location":24},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<em>Esta opini\u00f3n fue publicada originalmente en el Worcester Telegram and Gazette. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegram.com\/story\/opinion\/columns\/guest\/2023\/11\/26\/dev-chatterjee-column-on-lowering-voting-age-in-massachusetts\/71666326007\/\">L\u00e9alo aqu\u00ed.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Los j\u00f3venes mantienen viva nuestra democracia. En 2020, la participaci\u00f3n electoral entre los estudiantes universitarios aument\u00f3\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/02LLCDkZy9C35DW5JS5yNco?domain=bostonglobe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Un asombroso 66%<\/a>, superando la participaci\u00f3n del p\u00fablico en general y mostrando al resto del pa\u00eds que la Generaci\u00f3n Z puede hacer mucho m\u00e1s que simplemente publicar en l\u00ednea sobre los temas que les importan.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Y no termin\u00f3 en 2020. Aunque las elecciones de mitad de per\u00edodo suelen tener poca participaci\u00f3n, un enorme 28,4% de j\u00f3venes emitieron su voto en las elecciones de mitad de per\u00edodo de 2022. An\u00e1lisis de los datos del censo por\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/kzn7CERXz9Sp3kz30ip0k6o?domain=circle.tufts.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Universidad de Tufts<\/a>\u00a0El estudio muestra que los j\u00f3venes votaron en mayor proporci\u00f3n en esas elecciones que los millennials (23%), los de la generaci\u00f3n X (23,5%) y los baby boomers (27,9%) en las elecciones de mitad de mandato en las que pudieron participar por primera vez. Sin embargo, donde falta esta energ\u00eda es en las elecciones locales de Massachusetts, que han tenido tasas de participaci\u00f3n hist\u00f3ricamente bajas durante la \u00faltima d\u00e9cada.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Al tiempo que felicitamos a los j\u00f3venes por su impresionante nivel de compromiso c\u00edvico, tambi\u00e9n deber\u00edamos promulgar pol\u00edticas que los alienten a participar antes y a seguir participando. Una forma eficaz de motivar a los j\u00f3venes para que sigan participando es conseguir que voten antes, permitiendo que los municipios reduzcan la edad para votar en las elecciones locales a 16 o 17 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Los gobiernos locales en\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/VIFmCG6XB5iA12P1OCQeWwl?domain=vote16usa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">muchos municipios<\/a>\u00a0en todo Massachusetts, incluido\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/r3fYCJ6K0qiKqg2qASvvOaF?domain=bostonglobe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Bost\u00f3n<\/a>, Cambridge, Lowell y Somerville \u2014 han enviado \u201cpeticiones de autonom\u00eda\u201d a la Legislatura estatal solicitando formalmente la autoridad para reducir la edad para votar en las elecciones locales. Este proceso burocr\u00e1tico podr\u00eda eliminarse con la aprobaci\u00f3n de la<em>mi\u00a0<\/em>La Ley EMPOWER presentada por el representante Andr\u00e9s Vargas como\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/k2FvCKr7JZf42ZY2MuGgdC-?domain=malegislature.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">H.725<\/a>\u00a0y por la senadora Rebecca Rausch como\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/zqEqCL91K8fQRlgRwtr-XBS?domain=malegislature.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">S.438<\/a>, que dar\u00eda a los gobiernos municipales el poder de aprobar reformas electorales sin requerir la aprobaci\u00f3n estatal.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Massachusetts ya permite que personas de hasta 16 a\u00f1os se preinscriban para votar, y con buena raz\u00f3n.\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/v2LXCM8KLQHzqvLqkuPcgUy?domain=uknowledge.uky.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Estudios<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/ICK7CNkKM9Cj0wQ0Ptybrw2?domain=tandfonline.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">han demostrado<\/a>\u00a0Que inculcar a los j\u00f3venes la importancia de votar es crucial para convertirlo en un h\u00e1bito para toda la vida.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Sabemos que votar es un h\u00e1bito. Al permitir que los j\u00f3venes voten mientras a\u00fan viven con sus padres, en comunidades con las que tienen v\u00ednculos, antes de cumplir los 18 a\u00f1os y entrar en una d\u00e9cada de movilidad que puede contribuir a una baja participaci\u00f3n, los estamos preparando para que sean ciudadanos comprometidos durante las pr\u00f3ximas d\u00e9cadas. Iniciativas similares han tenido un \u00e9xito tremendo en\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/58ZGCOYXNyhvpEgpZUwzS1o?domain=governing.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Parque Takoma<\/a>\u00a0y\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/rYmoCPNKOZS3KJ2KNSQZ-ig?domain=civic.umd.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Hyattsville<\/a>, Maryland.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Massachusetts tiene la oportunidad de ser l\u00edder en la participaci\u00f3n de los j\u00f3venes. A medida que m\u00e1s estadounidenses elegibles participan en nuestras elecciones, nuestra democracia se fortalece. La reducci\u00f3n de la edad para votar en las elecciones municipales ha demostrado tener beneficios y no tiene inconvenientes perceptibles.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Los j\u00f3venes ya son participantes activos en nuestras comunidades. Tienen empleos y licencias de conducir, pagan impuestos y pueden ofrecerse como voluntarios para campa\u00f1as e iniciativas pol\u00edticas. Sus compa\u00f1eros mayores est\u00e1n acudiendo en masa a las urnas para hacer o\u00edr su voz y emitir su voto.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">En vista de que las elecciones municipales registran una baja participaci\u00f3n, consideremos lo que podr\u00edamos lograr si permiti\u00e9ramos que un grupo de j\u00f3venes comprometidos y entusiasmados tambi\u00e9n participara. Si desea que esto suceda, comun\u00edquese con sus representantes y d\u00edgales que aprueben las leyes H.725 y S.438.<\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Telegram and Gazette: Lowering voting age bolsters democracy, civic engagement in Mass. - Common Cause Massachusetts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/es\/press-releases\/telegram-and-gazette-lowering-voting-age-bolsters-democracy-civic-engagement-in-mass\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Telegram and Gazette: Lowering voting age bolsters democracy, civic engagement in Mass.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/es\/press\/el-telegrama-y-el-boletin-informativo-que-reducen-la-edad-para-votar-refuerzan-la-democracia-y-el-compromiso-civico-en-las-masas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause Massachusetts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/common-cause-share-image.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-releases\/telegram-and-gazette-lowering-voting-age-bolsters-democracy-civic-engagement-in-mass\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-releases\/telegram-and-gazette-lowering-voting-age-bolsters-democracy-civic-engagement-in-mass\/\",\"name\":\"Telegram and Gazette: Lowering voting age bolsters democracy, civic engagement in Mass. - 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