Rejected petition Change the voting age to 16 and over for the upcoming snap general election

As the upcoming election is to seal a mandate for leaving the European Union, 16 year old's and over will be the most affected. It will also likely increase voter turnout at the election, giving further legitimacy to the upcoming government.

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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://moderate.petition.parliament.uk/admin/petitions/195490

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Date submitted 18 April 2017
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