Also, setting the age to 16 pretty much means the average person won’t vote until 18 based on election timing. If government is elected when you’re 17, you might not vote until you are 21.
Some countries allow you to vote in primaries if you will be at voting age by the time of the main elections. It also helps when they have consistent voting days, and alternate elections every 2 years (federal/province for example).
If the provinces and cities also lower the voting age, they will be able to vote much sooner than 18/21.
Also, setting the age to 16 pretty much means the average person won’t vote until 18 based on election timing. If government is elected when you’re 17, you might not vote until you are 21.
Some countries allow you to vote in primaries if you will be at voting age by the time of the main elections. It also helps when they have consistent voting days, and alternate elections every 2 years (federal/province for example).
If the provinces and cities also lower the voting age, they will be able to vote much sooner than 18/21.