Rejected petition Lower the voting age to 16 in the case of a people’s vote

Brexit will undoubtedly have the biggest impact on young people under 18 out of any age group. Therefore it is important for them to be able to contribute to decisions being made about their own futures.

This petition was rejected

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://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/234119

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Date submitted 7 January 2019
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