Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Hold a second referendum for 16/17 year olds to vote on EU membership

I believe that the result of the referendum did not produce a large enough majority and can therefore be argued illegitimate. By allowing 16/17 year olds to vote, there is an opportunity to increase the majority on either side.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133542

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