Rejected petition Allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the 2017 general election.

16 and 17 year were denied a say in the referendum, a decision that will affect them for the rest of their lives, and so they should be allowed a say in who negotiates the terms of brexit.

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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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