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Army Colonel Calls for Voting Age to Be Raised to 25 to Ensure ‘Considered’ Choices

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Army Colonel Calls for Voting Age to Be Raised to 25 to Ensure ‘Considered’ Choices

Ballots are seen during counting following the close of polls in Australia’s general election at a polling station in Melbourne, Australia on May 3, 2025. Martin Keep/AFP via Getty Images

Former Australian soldier Kevin Loughrey, who ran as a candidate in the recent election, says it’s time to consider big reforms to the electoral system.

Loughrey, who served as lieutenant colonel and was in the Australian Army for 32 years, suggests the voting age be raised from 18 to 25.

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