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Wed 01 Jan 2009Young people urged to have voices heard in new 'Vote at 16' campaign
YOUNG PEOPLE aged 16 and 17 are being urged to contact local politicians as well as Minister for the Environment John Gormley, seeking the right to vote.
The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) launched the campaign yesterday for the extension of the franchise to people under the current voting age of 18.
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