This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Lower the voting age to 16
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I am a teenager whom believes that I should be able to have a say in my life, be trusted with responsibility and experience democracy. I want a say in decisions that effect me.
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/104603
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