Rejected petition Lower the voting age to 16.

At the age of 16 you can join the army, get married/have a civil partnership, Have a sexual relationship and go to Jail. if we are old enough to face the consequences of the law and die for our country surely we are old enough to vote. Its Our future, Its our Vote

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75% of 16/17 year olds wanted to vote STAY in BREXIT. Those are the people whose jobs and lives will be most affected by the UK leaving the EU. Yet they aren't allowed to have a say.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/178322

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Date submitted 30 March 2017
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