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Vijana wa miaka 16 na 17 wataweza kupiga kura katika uchaguzi mkuu ujao, kufuatia mpango wa serikali wa kushusha umri wa chini wa kupiga kura.
Ahadi hiyo ni sehemu ya hatua kadhaa zinazopendekezwa kupitia Muswada mpya wa Uchaguzi (Elections Bill).
Mabadiliko mengine yaliyopendekezwa ni pamoja na kuongeza aina za vitambulisho vya mpiga kura ili kujumuisha kadi za benki zinazotolewa Uingereza, kuelekea usajili wa wapiga kura kiotomatiki, pamoja na kuimarisha sheria kuhusu michango ya kisiasa ili kulinda dhidi ya kuingiliwa na mataifa ya kigeni.
Kwa sasa, umri wa chini wa kupiga kura tayari ni miaka 16 kwa chaguzi za serikali za mitaa nchini Scotland na Wales, pamoja na chaguzi za Senedd na Bunge la Scotland.
Hata hivyo, kwa chaguzi nyingine ikiwemo Bunge la Uingereza, chaguzi za mitaa nchini England na chaguzi zote za Ireland ya Kaskazini, umri wa chini wa kupiga kura bado ni miaka 18.
Kushusha umri wa kupiga kura hadi miaka 16 kote nchini Uingereza kutakuwa mabadiliko makubwa zaidi kwa wapiga kura tangu mwaka 1969, uliposhushwa kutoka miaka 21 hadi 18
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Today, the UK government announced its plans to lower the voting age to 16 in time for the next general election.
It also pledged other changes to the electoral system, such as expanding forms of voter ID, moving towards automatic voter registration, and tightening rules on political donations to protect against foreign interference - you can read about these proposals in our previous post.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said young people who "pay in" to the system should have the opportunity to say what they want their money spent on.
Source: BBC News
Ahadi hiyo ni sehemu ya hatua kadhaa zinazopendekezwa kupitia Muswada mpya wa Uchaguzi (Elections Bill).
Mabadiliko mengine yaliyopendekezwa ni pamoja na kuongeza aina za vitambulisho vya mpiga kura ili kujumuisha kadi za benki zinazotolewa Uingereza, kuelekea usajili wa wapiga kura kiotomatiki, pamoja na kuimarisha sheria kuhusu michango ya kisiasa ili kulinda dhidi ya kuingiliwa na mataifa ya kigeni.
Kwa sasa, umri wa chini wa kupiga kura tayari ni miaka 16 kwa chaguzi za serikali za mitaa nchini Scotland na Wales, pamoja na chaguzi za Senedd na Bunge la Scotland.
Hata hivyo, kwa chaguzi nyingine ikiwemo Bunge la Uingereza, chaguzi za mitaa nchini England na chaguzi zote za Ireland ya Kaskazini, umri wa chini wa kupiga kura bado ni miaka 18.
Kushusha umri wa kupiga kura hadi miaka 16 kote nchini Uingereza kutakuwa mabadiliko makubwa zaidi kwa wapiga kura tangu mwaka 1969, uliposhushwa kutoka miaka 21 hadi 18
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Today, the UK government announced its plans to lower the voting age to 16 in time for the next general election.
It also pledged other changes to the electoral system, such as expanding forms of voter ID, moving towards automatic voter registration, and tightening rules on political donations to protect against foreign interference - you can read about these proposals in our previous post.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said young people who "pay in" to the system should have the opportunity to say what they want their money spent on.
Source: BBC News
