The People’s Republic of Takoma Park—or simply Takoma Park, MD—wants to encourage voting, and one idea floated by a pair of legislators is lowering the age of eligibility to 16, writes Takoma Park Patch:

In an effort to encourage more voters in local elections, council members Tim Male and Seth Grimes have proposed several initiatives—one being lowering the voting age.

“I really care about making elections easier,” Male, council member for Ward 2, said. “I have honestly been interested in this since I’ve been campaigning. You meet young people who are really engaged but cannot vote.”

Male and Grimes said they hope to make other changes to local elections to raise voter turnout as well.

Think the idea is a little nutty? The National Youth Rights Association begs to differ, and has 10 reasons why allowing 16-year-old to vote is a good idea.