16 and 17 year olds are not fully autonomous, and therefore should not be allowed to vote

Degerman, Dan (2014) 16 and 17 year olds are not fully autonomous, and therefore should not be allowed to vote. Democratic Audit Blog.

Abstract

The Scottish Government has allowed 16 and 17 year olds to participate in the forthcoming referendum on independence. Here, Dan Degerman argues that this age group, though in some ways in possession of the necessary faculties and experiences required to participate in the electoral process, lack the right to vote due to their restricted options in other spheres of life.