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The only viable idea is lowering to 16.
Weighted votes sounds like a nice voting model idea but half the reason for democracy is thats how govs obtain legitmacy. Weighted votes are pretty illegitmate.
We cant fix the issue of young voters being ignored by changing the voting system unfortuntely
I also think that 16-year-olds could vote but it should not be obligatory until they turn 18.
I'm not so sure that weighted votes would be illegitimate (but I am not an expert). If young people's voice had more weight they could counter some of the awful decisions being made.
I meant illegitmate in the sense I cant see people ever accepting it. I suppose in principle people in the far future could, but not as we are now.