Rejected petition Allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in referendums in the UK

16 and 17 years should be allowed to vote in referendums in the UK as its their future it effects. Also in the Scottish independence referendum 16 and 17 year olds were allowed to vote and turnout was extremely high amongst Scottish 16 and 17 year olds

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/143727

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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