Rejected petition Lower the voting age to 16 for the Snap election being held on 14th October 2019

Young people will deal with the consequence of Brexit's monumental impact longer than anyone else. We will be starting our adult lives in these uncertain times and so it is only right that we get the opportunity to exercise our democratic right to choose what type of government shapes our future.

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

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Date submitted 3 September 2019
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