The UBCM passed a resolution ask for a change to the Elections Act allowing permanent residents to vote

The UBCM passed a resolution to ask the provincial government to lower the voting age

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Mayors across British Columbia want to let more people vote in provincial elections.

At the Union of BC Municipalities convention on Thursday, local and provincial politicians passed a resolution to ask the B.C. government to lower the voting age to 16 years old.

VICTORY! #vote16BC Majority of city councillors from around BC support lowering the voting age to 16 in local elections! Thanks to the work youth of the #ClimateStrike and youth fighting for their rights in the streets and in their democracy. This is YOUR #WIN #UBCM2019 pic.twitter.com/jr9x61taxH — Vote 16 BC (@vote16bc) September 26, 2019

They also passed a resolution supporting expanding voting rights to permanent residents. In order for either change to happen, the B.C. government would need to change the Elections Act.

City councillors, mayors and politicians from across B.C. are meeting this week at Canada Place to discuss a number of policy ideas they will later present to provincial and federal government bodies.

Agenda priorities for the week-long convention include housing and cannabis legislation, as well as motions on vaping and vaping restrictions. It ends on Sept. 27.