Lowering The Voting Age

On the issue of whether or not the voting age of 18 should be lowered or maintained, in my opinion, it should be maintained. To begin my position on the issue I will start by referencing the first passage, Keeping the Voting Age at 18. In this passage it argues that lowering the voting age to 16 will decrease the percentage of participation. I personally find that to be a good reason because around the age of 16 a person is typically still in school and not too worried about voting. The stereotypical teenager is lazy and uninspired, even when it comes to school work. In some that may be false but in most I would say it's not uncommon. The typical teenager is not usually worried about voting but about their grades, social life, and/or sports and clubs. Therefore, when it came time to vote it would be surprising to find 16 year olds at the polls.
The argument starts in paragraph 2 which states that the percentage of elderly votes in 2012 makes up 17% of the voting population. It also states that the elderly vote is a problem by saying it's at a higher rate than other groups, so their influence will be further magnified, which calls for balance by lowering the voting age. The argument holds good points but if we add another group to the voting system it will count for the overall percentage of participating votes and in my opinion stated above I do not believe 16 year olds will vote. Therefore, the percentage of overall voters would be lower due to the younger age group not