Item - 2024.DM23.1
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on November 13, 2024 without amendments.
- See also MM22.6
DM23.1 - Extending Voting Opportunities in City Polls to 16- and 17-Year-Olds - by Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Lily Cheng
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on November 13 and 14, 2024, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the City Clerk to report to City Council on an approach to reducing the minimum age to vote in a neighbourhood poll from 18 to 16, such report to include the necessary changes required to implement the age reduction by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
(November 8, 2024) Letter from
Aleksi Toiviainen on behalf of various community groups (DM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/dm/comm/communicationfile-184771.pdf
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/dm/comm/communicationfile-184771.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Motion
to End Debate
moved by
Councillor Shelley Carroll
(Carried)
That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council end the debate on Item DM23.1 and take the vote immediately.
Vote (End Debate) Nov-13-2024 2:46 PM
| Result: Carried | Two-Thirds Required - DM23.1 - End the debate |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 18 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 6 | Members that voted No are Brad Bradford, Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday, Josh Matlow, James Pasternak, Anthony Perruzza |
| Total members that were Absent: 2 | Members that were absent are Mike Colle, Paula Fletcher |
Motion
to Adopt Item
(Carried)
Vote (Adopt Item) Nov-13-2024 2:47 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - DM23.1 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 18 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Vincent Crisanti, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 6 | Members that voted No are Brad Bradford, Jon Burnside, Stephen Holyday, Nick Mantas, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak |
| Total members that were Absent: 2 | Members that were absent are Mike Colle, Paula Fletcher |