Ohio Judge Lets 17-Year-Olds Vote in Primary in Sanders Win
- Young voters have been swarming to Sanders in primaries
- Republican secretary of state misinterpreted law, judge says
An attendee holds a campaign sign in support of Senator Bernie Sanders in Tampa, Florida, on March 10, 2016.
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Ohio must let 17-year-olds vote in the state’s March 15 primary, if they turn 18 by Election Day, a judge ruled in a boost to Bernie Sanders.
Sanders’s surprise win over Hillary Clinton in the Michigan primary this week was driven in part by his popularity with younger voters, many of whom are attracted to his call for an economic revolution against the wealthy elite. Sanders got the support of 81 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds in the Michigan primary, according to CNN’s exit polls.