Rejected petition Allow 16&17-year-olds to vote in the future for general elections & referendums

16 & 17-year-olds are our future and they deserve the right to vote. Their voice must be heard. The Scottish referendum proved that given the opportunity many 16-17 year-olds would vote and this is substantiated by research from Austria and Norway. We allow them to work and pay tax but not vote.

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Electoral-reform.org.uk. (2016). Lowering the voting age. [online] Available at: http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/votes-at-16 [Accessed 25 Jun. 2016].

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

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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