Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Have a second EU referendum in which people aged 16+ are entitled to vote

Young people, who will be most affected by the referendum, were denied a chance to express their views.

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.