About 65 percent of residents in Massachusetts oppose letting 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds vote in federal elections and only 29 percent support it, a newly released poll found.
The vast majority of residents polled said teen-agers at that age aren't mature enough, don't know enough, or don't have enough life experience to vote, according to the Western New England University Polling Institute.
About 65 percent of residents in Massachusetts oppose letting 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds vote in federal elections and only 29 percent support it, a newly released poll found.
The vast majority of residents polled said teen-agers at that age aren't mature enough, don't know enough, or don't have enough life experience to vote, according to the Western New England University Polling Institute.…
