The polity that is Hyattsville (Maryland)

Hyattsville is considering a charter amendment that would lower the voting age to 16 as part of its effort to encourage more voter participation.

If adopted, the Prince George’s County city — home to 18,000 people less than a mile from the District of Columbia border — will follow Takoma Park in neighboring Montgomery County as the second municipal government in the nation to extend voting rights to minors.

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