This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition If a second referendum takes place, push the voting age to 16
The results after the EU referendum have shown the majority of the youth in Britain want to stay, and we believe that that 16+ year olds should have the right to vote if there is to be a second referendum. It's their future too.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119769
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