00:00Taiwan could lower the voting age from 20 to 18 as early as this year's election season.
00:05Their major hurdles remain.
00:07Draft amendments backing the change cleared a legislative committee on Thursday.
00:12But since the voting age is written in the constitution, lawmakers are also calling for
00:16the formal amendment process to begin right away.
00:20Changing Taiwan's constitution is a difficult task, requiring support from at least three
00:24quarters of lawmakers, plus half of eligible voters in a referendum.
00:29A previous attempt to lower the voting age failed in a 2022 referendum.
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