The UK and Scottish Governments have formally signed an agreement to extend the vote to all 16 and 17 year olds, as part of the criteria under which the referendum on Scotland’s constitutional future will be held.
Grant Costello MSYP, Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament, said lowering the voting age was "a seminal moment on a historic day for Scottish democracy.
"For the first time 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to have their say at a national level on the way forward for Scotland. We believe it's entirely right the young people who are the future of Scotland should have their say on Scotland's constitutional future.
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