Rejected petition Lower the voting age to 16.

The Scottish independence referendum showed that 16 and 17 year-olds are more than capable of taking important political decisions.

The outcome of the EU referendum would have been diiferent if 16-17 could vote.

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Countries where the voting age is 16
Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua

Countries where voting age is 17
East Timor, Ethiopia, Indonesia, North Korea and Sudan

Counties were voting age is 18
Too many to list

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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