Rejected petition In the event of a 2nd EU referendum, the minimim voting age should be decreased

This petition calls upon HM government that, in the event of a second EU referendum, the minimum voting age (on this occasion only) should be decreaeasd to 16 years of age. This should be done to ensure that the voices of those most impacted by this referendum are heard.

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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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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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