Rejected petition Allow people of 16 to 18 years of age to vote in referendums.

In the recent E.U. referendum, the people who will be directly affected by the result had no say in the decision.

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There is considerable anger amongst school age children over 16 years of years that their future is being jeopardised without their permission.

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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