Rejected petition Hold a new EU Referendum weighted to take account of voter age

We the undersigned call upon HM Government to hold a new EU Referendum where voter age is taken into account. Younger voters will live the longest with the consequences of the referendum so they should have greatest influence on the result.

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Voter weighting should be banded by age, an example being: 16 to 29 have 4 votes; 30 to 49 have 3 votes; 50 to 69 have 2 votes; 70+ have 1 vote.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

It's not clear how this could be done. Voting in the UK is anonymous. It is not therefore possible to work out which votes would be accorded greater weight.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 26 June 2016
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