# Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the Scottish Parliament to reduce the voting age to 16 at elections for membership of the Scottish Parliament and local government elections; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 18th June 2015 and received Royal Assent on 24th July 2015

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/7/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-elections-reduction-of-voting-age-act-2015/introduction
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