Rejected petition Lower the voting age to 16

We have to pay tax at 16, we’re classed as mature enough to have sex and have a child, we can get remarried with parental permission, we are exploited by having to pay adult prices when legally we’re called minors.

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/235503

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Date submitted 24 May 2019
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