Takoma Park is exploring an ordinance reducing the age of voting to 16 for citizens and presumably non-citizens.  You know what that means….it is right around the corner.  Takoma Park is also one of a number of municipalities in Montgomery County, Maryland that allow non-citizens in vote in their elections.  Not surprising, some of the biggest opponents are the parents of teenagers. 

Colleen Clay, a former Takoma Park councilmember, said that while
she’s not “inconvincible,” she has not heard much discussion on the
issue and it needs to be debated more before the council takes a vote.  Being a mother of two teenagers, Clay said she can attest to the fact
that while her children are engaged with certain issues, they have a
lot of other interests that are of higher priority.

“Would [my children] be able to understand the issues in the same
way? They really don’t think so. They are so focused on the crew team,
the sailing team…They are focused on being teenagers,” said Clay.