Rejected petition Rerun the EU Referendum allowing 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote

The future of young people will be most affected by a decision on membership of the European Union. We the undersigned call on the Government to rerun the referendum giving 16 and 17 year-olds the right to vote on their own futures following the principle established in the Scottish Referendum.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133542

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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