Rejected petition Raise the voting age back up to 18

I believe Parliament should raise the voting age back as children should not be able to decide the country’s future before finishing formal education

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I believe the UK government should not allow children to decide the country’s future before finishing formal education

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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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/733604

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Date submitted 17 July 2025
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