Important:
This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Allow 14-17 year olds to vote as it is their future too.
Most 14-17 can think for themselves and decide what is best to them and should also have a right to vote in polls. E.G. EU Referendum.
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/127917
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