Constitutional amendment proposal to allow school districts to lower the voting age to 16 for school elections

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment allowing Minnesota school districts to permit 16-year-olds to vote in school board and school-related elections. If approved by voters, it would amend Article VII, Section 1 of the state constitution to explicitly permit school districts to lower the voting age to 16 for their elections, while keeping the standard 18-year-old voting age for all state and federal elections. School districts would need to adopt a resolution to implement this, and 16-17 year olds would only be eligible to vote on school-specific issues, not statewide or national ballots. The bill also updates voter registration forms to include a certification statement for 16-year-old school election voters.