Rejected petition Extend the EU referendum voting rules to include 16 & 17 year olds.

We the undersigned call upon HM Government to implement changes to allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in a referendum that affects the rest of their lives.

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If decisions on marriage and enlistment to the army may be made at 16 years, then we believe that 16-year-olds should be allowed to take part in democratic procedure - particularly when the issues have far-reaching implications. Unlike general elections, national referendums are one-off votes: young people must be allowed to have a say in issues which will shape their future. Please sign and pass on. We need 100,000 signatures to affect change.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/143727

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Date submitted 26 June 2016
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