Group says will haul govt to court over Undi18 delay
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The group behind the Undi18 movement plans to take the government to court for postponing the lowering of the voting age until September 2022.
The postponement is likely to result in 1.2 million 18 to 20-year-olds unable to vote in the 15th general election if it is called this year.
This is despite the fact that constitutional amendments for it were gazetted into law in 2019.
In a statement today, the Young Voters Association, known as the Undi 18 group, said the...
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