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New Zealand group wanting voting age set at 16 wins in court

A vote is cast in Tauranga, New Zealand during a by-election election on April 27, 2018. A lobby group seeking to lower New Zealand's voting age from 18 to 16 won a milestone victory Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, when the nation's Supreme Court found in its favor, ruling that the current law amounts to age discrimination against 16 and 17 year olds. (Andrew Warner/New Zealand Herald via AP) A vote is cast in Auckland, New Zealand, during a general election on Sept. 3, 2014. A lobby group seeking to lower New Zealand's voting age from 18 to 16 won a milestone victory Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, when the nation's Supreme Court found in its favor, ruling that the current law amounts to age discrimination against 16 and 17 year olds. (Chris Gorman/New Zealand Herald via AP)
New Zealand group wanting voting age set at 16 wins in court