This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in a new EU referendum.
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In the Scottish referendum 16 and 17 year olds were allowed to vote because they would be affected by the decision for their entire lives. There should be another referendum including young people in regards to the EU- it was unfair to exclude them.
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.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/146255
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133542
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