This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government
Rejected petition Allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the upcoming General Election
Sixteen and seventeen year olds should be allowed to vote in the General Election in June
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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https://moderate.petition.parliament.uk/admin/petitions/195490
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