This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Allow 16-17 year olds an EU referendum and consider the result in the overall
To allow those 65 + who are only going to be in the UK for a short period longer to vote against those who are 16-17 years of age who have no voting rights yet are going to have to face the referendum consequences for the rest of their life is proof of an unfair referendum
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The EU referendum has already taken place. It is therefore no longer possible for the franchise (the groups of people who are entitled to vote) to be changed.
If you would like the UK voting age to be lowered to 16, you might like to sign this petition instead:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119769
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.