This post was written by Staff Writer Emily Robinson.

D.C. could lower the city’s voting age to 16 years if a new measure passes through the D.C. Council.

Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen proposed the Youth Vote Amendment Act of 2015 on Tuesday, citing the other activities 16-year-olds can legally do like driving, having a job and paying taxes, according to a summary of the bill. The document says the bill would apply the “No taxation without representation” movement in D.C. to 16- and 17-year-old residents and give them a say in their government.

“The age of 16 has an important place in our society. It is an age when we remove, generally, the mantle of childhood and instead apply many expectations of adulthood,” the summary reads.

Supporters of the bill hope giving younger people the right to vote will make them more politically engaged throughout their lives.

“By lowering the voting age to 16, we can bring our young people directly into the political process and, hopefully, create lifelong voters,” the document reads.

Takoma Park already allows 16-year-olds to vote in municipal elections, according to the bill.