The lowering of the voting age in Scotland means if you are 16 by May 2016 you will be able to vote in the Scottish Parliament elections and Scottish local government elections. However unless you are registered, you will not be able to vote and we want to encourage as many young people as possible to get registered now. Registration will take no more than 5 minutes, you will require your National Insurance number. Go to http://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote