Rejected petition Allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the general election on June 8th.

The upcoming election on June 8th has a large influence on the future of the U.K. As the next election holds such power over the future of youth, young people should be allowed to vote for their leader.

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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/178322

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Date submitted 18 April 2017
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