Rejected petition Consider the opinions of 16 and 17 year old citizens on the EU referendum

This demographic was disallowed a vote in the referendum and yet the effects are likely to be experienced most fully by them.
They should be asked whether they would prefer to leave the EU or to remain and their opinions should be considered alongside those that voted in the recent EU referendum.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/146255

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Date submitted 27 June 2016
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