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Closed Lower the EU referendum voting age to 17.

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I am a 17-year-old, A-level politics students, I feel educated enough to make a rational decision in the upcoming referendum. The Scottish referendum allowed 16-year-olds to vote as it directly affects their lives; as the EU referendum affects mine.

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