Mae rhoi’r bleidlais i bobl ifanc 16 ac 17 oed yn fater o bwys i bobl ifanc sydd am gael llais a dylanwadu ar yr hyn sy’n digwydd yn eu hardal leol a thrwy Gymru gyfan. Ym mis Gorffennaf 2017, fe wnaeth Llywodraeth Cymru ymgynghori ar roi’r bleidlais i bobl 16 oed, fel rhan o raglen ehangach o ddiwygio’r system etholiadol, gyda golwg ar fwrw ymlaen â’r polisi hwn. Ymgysylltodd swyddogion â rhanddeiliaid a phartneriaid sy’n gweithio gyda phobl ifanc er mwyn sicrhau eu bod wedi cael cyfle i ymateb i’r ymgynghoriad. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn bwriadu bwrw ymlaen â’r gwaith hwn mewn Bil Llywodraeth Leol yn ogystal ag ystyried pa ymgyrchoedd i godi ymwybyddiaeth ac i addysgu y mae eu hangen i gyd-fynd ag estyn yr etholfraint, er mwyn rhoi gwybod i bobl ifanc am eu hawl i bleidleisio. Mae’r gwaith o ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid ar y mater hwn eisoes wedi dechrau.
Giving 16 and 17 year olds the vote is a key issue for young people who want to have a say in what happens in their local area and Wales as a whole. In July 2017 the Welsh Government consulted on votes for 16 year olds, as part of a wider programme of electoral reform, with a view to taking this policy forward. Officials engaged with stakeholders and partners working with young people to ensure they had the opportunity to respond to the consultation. Welsh Government intends to take this forward in a Local Government Bill and will consider what awareness and education campaigns will need to accompany the extension of the franchise to inform young people of their right to vote. Engagement with stakeholders on this matter has already started.