Vote at 16

At 16 in Denmark you have left primary school, you pay taxes, you can have sex, buy alcohol and have a child. But you cannot vote.

The Danish Youth Council - campaigns to lower the voting age to 16 in Denmark.

There are many good reasons to lower the voting age.

The voting age has been lowered in many countries in Europe, lately. See where 16-year olds can vote in Europe.

Download and use the 'Vote at 16' logo free of charge.

There is a ongoing European debate on the matter of lowering the voting age to 16 years.

As the first EU country, Austria has lowered the voting age to 16 years at all elections.

31 of the 98 Danish municipalities held trial elections for 16-17 year olds parallel to the real local elections in November 2009.

Cheif Consultant

Michael Hedelund

E-mail: mh@duf.dk

Phone: (+45) 39 13 40 49