This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Let 16 and 17 year olds vote in an EU referendum having missed them out in June
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The result of the EU referendum will effect the lives of our young people more than the lives of our elders. Let the young people engage and speak - before it's too late.
Scotland allowed its young people to vote on their future. Why didn't we?
Why was this petition rejected?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133542
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