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Pervert fears cast doubt on plans to lower voting age - Scotsman.com News
Goodness, I wish I could say that I've never encountered such asinine idiocy before, but unfortunately, I can't.
Regardless...
FEARS over paedophiles could scupper any move to give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote.
The SNP supports a lowering of the voting age from 18 and Labour backed the idea at its UK conference in September.
But now experts say the move could mean the names and dates of birth of people as young as 14 appearing on the electoral register-and they warn that would raise child protection issues. The Scottish Government wants to introduce a voting age of 16 for its proposed elections to health boards.
But evidence from election professionals, including Edinburgh's chief executive and returning officer Tom Aitchison, has highlighted the paedophile danger.
Their warnings could also put the brakes on the wider campaign for 16 to be made the voting age for all elections.
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Goodness, I wish I could say that I've never encountered such asinine idiocy before, but unfortunately, I can't.
Regardless...