Rejected petition Lower the voting age in all UK elections to 16

I believe that we should recognise the abilities of 16 and 17 year olds by granting them the right to vote.

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A 16 year old who is in employment may pay income tax but is not entitled to make their views known in elections or to choose their political representatives.

The age-old principle of "no taxation without representation" means the right to vote should be extended to this group.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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