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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico lawmaker wants to allow 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections.
Rep. Javier Martinez of Albuquerque introduced this week a measure aimed at increasing voter participation in the election of school board members.
Martinez, a Democrat, says a similar measure has been passed in Takoma Park, Maryland.
The proposal comes as some lawmakers are pushing a voter I.D. measure that critics say might reduce voter participation in the state.
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