Rejected petition Lower the voting age to 16

1.5 million young people in the UK are denied a political voice. The EU referendum showed how badly young people are desperate for a voice in our future, and how it instead dictated to us by our elders. At 16, we can leave school, pay income tax, join the armed forces and marry, but not vote...

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119769

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Date submitted 29 June 2016
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