Rejected petition To allow 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote in referendums and elections.

In light of the EU referendum, it has come to my attention that it was extremely undemocratic to not allow 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote. Their participation had a significant effect on the outcome and therefore our futures.

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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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