Rejected petition Lower the voting age restriction for the EU Referendum (to 16 years old).

The current minimum age to vote for the EU referendum (2016) is 18 years or older. This is one of the biggest decisions this country has ever made, which is proven by the high turnout rate for people voting. We need to lower the age restriction (so one has to be 16 years or older) to make it fair.

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This vote affects all of us, at the age of 16 we're merely two years away from legally having the right to contribute to a decision that's going to affect our future (wage, taxes, currency, education etc.).
The EU plays a massive part in the education of our young adults; for example, for education & training - (study opportunities through Erasmus) and youth support (co-funding of projects which encourage civic involvement, volunteer work and a broader multicultural outlook).

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The EU referendum has already taken place. It is therefore no longer possible for the franchise (the groups of people who are entitled to vote) to be changed.

If you would like the UK voting age to be lowered to 16, you might like to sign this petition instead:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119769

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 25 June 2016
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