Rejected petition Lower the Voting age to 16 for all Elections

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We want 16 and 17 year olds to have the vote, we want to vote as we showed in the Scottish Independence Referendum. We want the voting age to be lowered for the UK general election in 2015.

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Petition Title: Lower the UK franchise to 16 year's of age

Created by: Rudi Affolter

Closing: 30/03/2015

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Date submitted 1 October 2014
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