Getty Images June 6, 2023 Extending the term of parliament isn’t a terrible idea – it’s just one NZ has rejected twice already Grant Duncan, Massey University A referendum on changing New Zealand’s parliamentary term to four years would be the third such exercise in under 60 years. Why would the outcome be any different this time?
Getty Images March 22, 2023 Throwing voting-age legislation onto the ‘policy bonfire’ only delays a debate that has to happen Claire Breen, University of Waikato There’s plenty of research supporting lowering the voting age to 16. Public debate and the law just need to catch up.
Not all of Bernie Sanders’ young supporters are showing up at the polls. AP Photo/Matt Rourke March 11, 2020 Why so few young Americans vote John Holbein, University of Virginia Americans under 30 are far less likely to vote than older citizens. Stepping up civics instruction might help change that, a scholar explains.