Rejected petition Lower the voting age from 18 to 16

In the EU referendum, people aged 16 and 17 did not get a say in their future. We are given the same information about the referendum and educated enough to make an informed decision just as a person aged 18 and over is. This is why I would like to start a petition to lower this age for our future.

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There is a youth parliament for people aged 11-18 who are educated on poltics and current affairs. A person aged 90 can vote and not live to see the changes yet a person aged 16+ will. Politics is an a level option to sixth forms which learn about issues leaving the EU faces.

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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/119769

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Date submitted 24 June 2016
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