This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Allow a second EU Referendum with 16+ voting age.
Britain has voted to leave the EU. Or has it? The fact is that the changes this causes will affect people in the distant future. The next generation. Having a vote without 16/17 year olds is ridiculous, as it is their future it will affect.
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.