Rejected petition Allow 16 & 17 Year Olds To Vote

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Scottish 16 & 17 year olds have demonstrated that younp people can be engaged, interested and informed in politics and issues that affect them.

It is now time to extend the right to vote in local and national elections to all 16 & 17 year olds to give them the voice that they deserve.

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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Date submitted 19 September 2014
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