{"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\/pl\/press\/telegram-i-gazeta-obnizajace-wiek-uprawniajacy-do-glosowania-wzmacniaja-demokracje-zaangazowanie-obywatelskie-w-masowych-wyborach\/","title":{"rendered":"Telegram i Gazette: Obni\u017cenie wieku uprawniaj\u0105cego do g\u0142osowania wzmacnia demokracj\u0119 i zaanga\u017cowanie obywatelskie w 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>Niniejsza opinia zosta\u0142a pierwotnie opublikowana w 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\/\">Przeczytaj tutaj.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">M\u0142odzi ludzie podtrzymuj\u0105 nasz\u0105 demokracj\u0119 przy \u017cyciu. W 2020 r. frekwencja wyborcza w\u015br\u00f3d student\u00f3w wzros\u0142a do\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|${u}\">osza\u0142amiaj\u0105cy 66%<\/a>, pokonuj\u0105c frekwencj\u0119 w\u015br\u00f3d og\u00f3\u0142u spo\u0142ecze\u0144stwa i pokazuj\u0105c reszcie kraju, \u017ce pokolenie Z mo\u017ce zrobi\u0107 o wiele wi\u0119cej, ni\u017c tylko publikowa\u0107 w Internecie posty na temat spraw, kt\u00f3re s\u0105 dla niego wa\u017cne.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">I nie sko\u0144czy\u0142o si\u0119 to w 2020 r. Chocia\u017c wybory uzupe\u0142niaj\u0105ce zwykle charakteryzuj\u0105 si\u0119 nisk\u0105 frekwencj\u0105, a\u017c 28,4% m\u0142odych ludzi odda\u0142o g\u0142os w wyborach uzupe\u0142niaj\u0105cych w 2022 r. Analiza danych spisowych\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/kzn7CERXz9Sp3kz30ip0k6o?domain=circle.tufts.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Uniwersytet Tufts<\/a>\u00a0pokazuje, \u017ce m\u0142odzi ludzie g\u0142osowali w tych wyborach cz\u0119\u015bciej ni\u017c millenialsi (23%), przedstawiciele generacji X (23,5%) i boomersi (27,9%) w wyborach uzupe\u0142niaj\u0105cych, w kt\u00f3rych mogli uczestniczy\u0107 po raz pierwszy. Jednak tej energii brakuje w wyborach lokalnych w Massachusetts, w kt\u00f3rych frekwencja by\u0142a historycznie niska w ci\u0105gu ostatniej dekady.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Kiedy klepiemy m\u0142odych ludzi po plecach za ich imponuj\u0105cy wska\u017anik zaanga\u017cowania obywatelskiego, powinni\u015bmy r\u00f3wnie\u017c wprowadzi\u0107 polityki, kt\u00f3re zach\u0119c\u0105 ich do wcze\u015bniejszego zaanga\u017cowania i pozostania zaanga\u017cowanymi. Jednym z pot\u0119\u017cnych sposob\u00f3w motywowania m\u0142odych ludzi do dalszego uczestnictwa jest wcze\u015bniejsze zach\u0119canie ich do g\u0142osowania, poprzez umo\u017cliwienie gminom obni\u017cenia wieku g\u0142osowania w wyborach lokalnych do 16 lub 17 lat.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Samorz\u0105dy lokalne w\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|${u}\">wiele gmin<\/a>\u00a0w ca\u0142ym stanie Massachusetts \u2014 w tym\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/r3fYCJ6K0qiKqg2qASvvOaF?domain=bostonglobe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Boston<\/a>, Cambridge, Lowell i Somerville \u2014 wys\u0142ali \u201epetycje o samorz\u0105d\u201d do stanowego parlamentu, formalnie prosz\u0105c o upowa\u017cnienie do obni\u017cenia wieku wyborczego w wyborach lokalnych. Ten biurokratyczny proces m\u00f3g\u0142by zosta\u0107 wyeliminowany dzi\u0119ki uchwaleniu<em>mi\u00a0<\/em>Ustawa EMPOWER z\u0142o\u017cona przez Rep. Andresa Vargasa jako\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|${u}\">H.725<\/a>\u00a0i przez senator Rebecc\u0119 Rausch jako\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/zqEqCL91K8fQRlgRwtr-XBS?domain=malegislature.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">S.438<\/a>, co da\u0142oby w\u0142adzom miejskim mo\u017cliwo\u015b\u0107 przeprowadzania reform wyborczych bez konieczno\u015bci uzyskania zgody pa\u0144stwa.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">W stanie Massachusetts osoby, kt\u00f3re uko\u0144czy\u0142y 16 lat, mog\u0105 ju\u017c dokona\u0107 wst\u0119pnej rejestracji w celu g\u0142osowania, i to z wa\u017cnego powodu.\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|${u}\">Studia<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/ICK7CNkKM9Cj0wQ0Ptybrw2?domain=tandfonline.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">pokaza\u0142<\/a>\u00a0\u017ce zaszczepienie w m\u0142odych ludziach \u015bwiadomo\u015bci znaczenia g\u0142osowania ma kluczowe znaczenie dla ugruntowania w nich nawyku g\u0142osowania na ca\u0142e \u017cycie.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Wiemy, \u017ce g\u0142osowanie jest nawykiem. Pozwalaj\u0105c m\u0142odym ludziom g\u0142osowa\u0107, gdy wci\u0105\u017c mieszkaj\u0105 z rodzicami, w spo\u0142eczno\u015bciach, z kt\u00f3rymi s\u0105 zwi\u0105zani, zanim sko\u0144cz\u0105 18 lat i wejd\u0105 w dekad\u0119 mobilno\u015bci, kt\u00f3ra mo\u017ce przyczyni\u0107 si\u0119 do niskiego uczestnictwa, przygotowujemy ich do bycia zaanga\u017cowanymi obywatelami na nadchodz\u0105ce dekady. Podobne inicjatywy odnios\u0142y ogromny sukces w\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|${u}\">Park Takoma<\/a>\u00a0I\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/rYmoCPNKOZS3KJ2KNSQZ-ig?domain=civic.umd.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\">Hyattsville<\/a>, Maryland.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Massachusetts ma szans\u0119 zosta\u0107 liderem w anga\u017cowaniu m\u0142odzie\u017cy. W miar\u0119 jak coraz wi\u0119cej uprawnionych Amerykan\u00f3w bierze udzia\u0142 w naszych wyborach, nasza demokracja staje si\u0119 silniejsza. Obni\u017cenie wieku uprawniaj\u0105cego do g\u0142osowania w wyborach samorz\u0105dowych przynios\u0142o udowodnione korzy\u015bci i nie przynios\u0142o \u017cadnych zauwa\u017calnych wad.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">M\u0142odzi ludzie s\u0105 ju\u017c aktywnymi uczestnikami naszych spo\u0142eczno\u015bci. Maj\u0105 prac\u0119 i prawo jazdy, p\u0142ac\u0105 podatki i mog\u0105 zg\u0142asza\u0107 si\u0119 na ochotnik\u00f3w do kampanii politycznych i inicjatyw. Ich starsi r\u00f3wie\u015bnicy t\u0142umnie przychodz\u0105, aby u\u017cy\u0107 swojego g\u0142osu i odda\u0107 sw\u00f3j g\u0142os.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Poniewa\u017c frekwencja w wyborach miejskich jest niska, zastan\u00f3w si\u0119, co mogliby\u015bmy osi\u0105gn\u0105\u0107, gdyby\u015bmy pozwolili zaanga\u017cowanej i podekscytowanej grupie m\u0142odych ludzi wzi\u0105\u0107 udzia\u0142. Je\u015bli chcesz, aby tak si\u0119 sta\u0142o, skontaktuj si\u0119 ze swoimi przedstawicielami i powiedz im, aby przeg\u0142osowali H.725 i 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\/pl\/press-releases\/telegram-and-gazette-lowering-voting-age-bolsters-democracy-civic-engagement-in-mass\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pl_PL\" \/>\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\/pl\/press\/telegram-i-gazeta-obnizajace-wiek-uprawniajacy-do-glosowania-wzmacniaja-demokracje-zaangazowanie-obywatelskie-w-masowych-wyborach\/\" \/>\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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