Rejected petition Give 16 and 17 year olds a vote on our eu membership

Allow 16 and 17 year olds to have a vote in second referendum on our eu membership as it is their future

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The recent referendum result affects 16 and 17 year olds but they have had no voice. A precedent for this was set in the recent Scottish referendum where there political engagement was very strong

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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/133542

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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