Rejected petition Allow 16 and 17 year olds the vote in the upcoming General Election.

16 and 17 year olds will be impacted by with the aftermath of Brexit the most. We didn't allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the EU Referendum, it is now time to allow them to have a say in the upcoming General Election on June 8th 2017.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/178322

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Date submitted 18 April 2017
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