age limit to vote in australian constitution
A voting age is a minimum age established by law that a person must attain to be eligible to vote in a public election. Typically, the age is set at 18 years; however, ages as low as 16 and as high as 21 exist (see list below).he 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents states from denying suffrage to 18-year-olds, but does not prevent states from establishing a lower voting age. Several states (Georgia, Kentucky) already allowed 18 year olds to vote prior to passage of the 26th amendment. The Constitution was approved in a series of referendums held over 1898–1900 by the people of the Australian colonies, and the approved draft was enacted as a section of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Imp), an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.n 1988, the original copy of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 from the Public Record Office in London was lent to Australia for the purposes of the Australian Bicentenary. In its conclusions it recommended that the voting age remain at 18. On 29 November 2005 the House of Commons voted 136-128 (on a free vote) against a Private Member's Bill for a reduction in the voting age to 16 proposed by Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams.he 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents states from denying suffrage to 18-year-olds, but does not prevent states from establishing a lower voting age. Several states (Georgia, Kentucky) already allowed 18 year olds to vote prior to passage of the 26th amendment. At that time a voting age of 16 was proposed by the Green Party, but was not adopted. The voting age for municipal elections in some states was lowered to 16 in the early years of the 2000s. Three states had made the reduction by 2003 (Burgenland, Carinthia and Styria), and in May 2003 Vienna became the fourth.he 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents states from denying suffrage to 18-year-olds, but does not prevent states from establishing a lower voting age. Several states (Georgia, Kentucky) already allowed 18 year olds to vote prior to passage of the 26th amendment. The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Imp) became law on 9 July 1900, and entered into force on 1 January 1901.n 1988, the original copy of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 from the Public Record Office in London was lent to Australia for the purposes of the Australian Bicentenary. Following the lowering of the voting age to 18 in 1973 in Australia, there has been only periodic discussion about lowering the voting age further, and certainly nothing on the scale of the British debate on the subject.he first section examines the debates about lowering the voting age, in Australia and internationally. The second section outlines the distribution of public support for the change, among voters as well as election candidates, and what social factors underlie opinions. Moves to lower the voting age to 16 were successful in each of the three British Crown dependencies from 2006 to 2008. The Isle of Man was the first to amend its law, when in July 2006 it reduced the voting age to 16 for its general elections, with the House of Keys approving the move by 19 votes to 4.he 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents states from denying suffrage to 18-year-olds, but does not prevent states from establishing a lower voting age. Several states (Georgia, Kentucky) already allowed 18 year olds to vote prior to passage of the 26th amendment. Under Australia's common law system, the High Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia have the authority to interpret constitutional provisions.Their decisions determine the interpretation and application of the constitution.n 1988, the original copy of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 from the Public Record Office in London was lent to Australia for the purposes of the Australian Bicentenary. The public rapidly accepted the lowering of the voting age to 18 years; since the 1990s, the debate about the franchise shifted to reducing the age further, to 16. One widely held view is that this 'is an idea whose time has come' and that the change represents a logical and inevitable extension of the earlier reform.he first section examines the debates about lowering the voting age, in Australia and internationally. The second section outlines the distribution of public support for the change, among voters as well as election candidates, and what social factors underlie opinions. Even in Scotland, which has implemented voting at 16 for the 2014 referendum, just 36 per cent say that they favour the lower age for the referendum and 35 per cent for voting in all UK elections. In Australia, the public is also opposed to lowering the voting age.Table 1 shows that 94 per cent of the respondents in the 2010 Australian Election Study opposed any change, with 72 per cent saying that the age should 'definitely stay at 18'.he first section examines the debates about lowering the voting age, in Australia and internationally. The second section outlines the distribution of public support for the change, among voters as well as election candidates, and what social factors underlie opinions.
U.S. Constitution prevents states from denying suffrage to 18-year-olds, but does not prevent states from establishing a lower voting age. Several states (Georgia, Kentucky) already allowed 18 year olds to vote prior to passage of the 26th amendment.