Eric Bailey, the author of the following article, is currently an active reporter for the Los Angeles Times Newspaper. The reporter was reporting state news on a Senator’s proposal to lower the voting age in California and the opposition that was present as well. California residents were the intended readers as this is for a newspaper that is distributed to the residents of Los Angeles, California. This article can also be viewed online at the Los Angeles Times web-site. The author’s duty to report the news unbiased was clear as he made no personal comments throughout the article.
Bailey, Eric. (2004, March 9). The State; Giving New Meaning to 'Youth Vote'; A state senator says he wants to change the California Constitution to allow teens as young as 14 to cast ballots. The proposal is met with ridicule.: [HOME EDITION]. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on July 16, 2007 from ProQuest Database.
A California state senator proposed that teenagers be allowed to vote at age 14. Sort of. Teens in California would be able to cast one-quarter of a vote at age 14 and half a vote at age 16 under a constitutional amendment proposed by Sen. John Vasconcellos (D-Santa Clara). However, this proposal was met with strong opposition by Sen. Ross Johnson (R- Irvine) & Bob Stern, president of the Center for Governmental Studies in Los Angeles, both stating in various terms that this proposal was outrageous. This article includes four separate perspectives on this topic (teenager, Senator Vasconcellos, Senator Johnson, & Mr. Stern.) This article also refers to other countries, such as Germany, Austria & Israel having already lowered their voting age to allow teens to vote.
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