Editing Universal suffrage (section)

==Youth suffrage==
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The movement to lower the [[voting age]] many consider an aspect of universal suffrage<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearse |first=Harry |title=Why aren't children allowed to vote? An expert debunks the arguments against |url=http://theconversation.com/why-arent-children-allowed-to-vote-an-expert-debunks-the-arguments-against-187497 |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=The Conversation |date=28 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> that the [[youth rights movement]] has helped to lead. Organizations such as the [[National Youth Rights Association]] are active in the United States to advocate for a lower voting age, with some success,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youthrights.org/blog/congress-votes-on-lowering-voting-age-to-16/ |title=Congress Votes on Lowering Voting Age to 16 |last=Conner |first=Brian |date=14 March 2019 |website=youthrights.org |publisher=National Youth Rights Association |access-date=4 April 2019 |quote=NYRA has been campaigning for a lower voting age since we were founded in 1998, and we are overjoyed that pro-youth policies are finally close to passing on the national level thanks to our years of local advocacy in towns such as Takoma Park, MD where we helped lower the voting age in 2013.}}</ref> among other issues related to youth rights. A related movement, [[suffrage for Americans with disabilities]] provides important precedents and [[intersectionality]] with the movement to extend voting rights to children and youth.<ref name=":022" />