This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government

Rejected petition Allow people aged 16 and over be able to vote in the upcoming general election

I think that it would be extremely important for 16 and 17 year olds to be able to vote in the upcoming general election because it will make a huge impact on our lives and will affect the young meet generation more then anyone else.

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://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/195490

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