Referendum required before any change to voting age in New Brunswick: minister
Mar 20, 2017 | 2:15 AM
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FREDERICTON — New Brunswick won’t lower the voting age in the province unless it’s first approved through a referendum, the minister responsible for electoral reform said Monday.
Victor Boudreau said the public needs a say on the issue, despite a recommendation by New Brunswick’s Commission on Electoral Reform that the voting age be lowered to 16 from 18.
“While the electoral reform commission made strong arguments in favour of lowering the voting age to 16, we have heard strong arguments against this recommendation,” Boudreau said.
“Precedent currently exists in New Brunswick and across Canada to hold a referendum on the question of lowering the voting age, and we will follow that precedent.”
