Rejected petition Provide an additional vote on the EU referendum for 16 and 17 year olds

Statistics on the Referendum show that the majority of young people want to stay in the EU (75% of 18-24 year olds voted to remain). These are the people that will live longest with the recent decision to leave, yet 16-17 year olds had no voice. Let them decide their future - give them a vote.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/146255

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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