Rejected petition Lower the voting age to 16

In recent years the UK has experienced huge political changes, mainly the decision to leave the EU, this will have a huge impact on the younger generations who weren't allowed to vote but still have to live with the consequences of these important decision.

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Senior conservative party members such as Ruth Davidson support lowering the voting age to 16. Along with The Labour Party, the SNP, the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party all support voting at 16.

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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://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/265932

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Date submitted 29 July 2019
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