Rejected petition The referendum result is not valid because it does include 16 & 17 year olds

When Scotland held a referendum they allowed 16 and 17 year olds to vote because the decision impacts them the most.

The EU referendum should also have included young people because they are the ones who will have to bear the consequences the longest ...

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Date submitted 26 June 2016
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