Rejected petition change the legal voting age from 18 to 16.

Rejected on 14 June 2019

we want the younger people, including ourselves, to have a voice and a say in elections as the referendums and elections are most likely going to affect us and our futures.

Also, people in many other countries including Scotland allowed their 16 year old's to vote so what makes them more capable of this task than us?

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235503

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.