Important:
This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in all elections and referenda.
The recent EU referendum has made it evident that young people in the UK should be given the right to vote on important issues that affect the country and their futures.
This petition was rejected
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119769
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