This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Lower the voting age to 16
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If 16 year olds are deemed mature enough to work, be taxed, get married and have children, then they should be deemed mature enough to vote.
Additionally, many 16 year olds study politics, business or citizenship, so may be more informed than some adults.
Let 16 year olds vote on their future.
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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