LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are considering a ballot measure that would let 18-year-olds serve in state office.
The constitutional amendment proposal would lower the age to serve as governor and lieutenant governor, as well as in the Legislature and on the Nebraska Supreme Court. Senators debated the measure by Thursday but adjourned before voting.
Nebraska imposes an age minimum of 21 for state senators and 30 to serve as a governor, lieutenant governor or Supreme Court justice.
Senator Tyson Larson of O'Neill says voters should be able to choose anyone who has reached the federal voting age and is otherwise qualified to serve.
Some senators opposed the measure, saying it could result in governors and justices whose brains haven't fully developed.
The measure is LR26CA.
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