October 15, 2018 02:25 PM UTC

Kid Rep: Should Colorado Pass Amendment V?

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• by: Colorado Pols

One of the baker’s dozen of statewide ballot questions Coloradans will be voting on this election is Amendment V, a statutory referred measure that would change the minimum age of eligibility to serve in the Colorado General Assembly from the current 25 to 21 years of age. Colorado Public Radio:

Proponents say restricting 21- to 24-year-olds from serving in the legislature is an unnecessary restriction. Allowing younger candidates to run for office encourages civic engagement, they say. Opponents say younger candidates may not have the maturity and expertise to be effective legislators.

What say you, Polsters? A poll follows on whether you think this would be a good idea. Our general view is that if you’re old enough to vote, join the Army, drink, and smoke weed legally, you should be allowed to willingly subject yourself to the rigors of campaigning for a year and a half to land a two-year contract for a $30,000-a-year job.

But your mileage may vary.