{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/733975.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":733975,"attributes":{"action":"Do not allow under 18 year olds to vote in the U.K.","background":"Stop the Government from changing the voting age to 16 years old.","additional_details":"Children of 16 years old are still that, children. This is why they are still in education and protected by our laws as such.\r\nEvery Adult knows that at 16 years old most people are not capable of rational decisions and do not have enough experience of life to participate in an election.\r\nThis must be stopped.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2025-07-20T22:45:13.065Z","updated_at":"2025-08-01T16:43:23.584Z","rejected_at":"2025-08-01T16:43:22.311Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-07-21T13:43:10.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign the following petitions, which call for similar action:\r\n\r\nDon't lower the voting age to 16: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/733604\r\n\r\nWe call for a referendum before extending voting rights to 16 & 17-year-olds: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/733679"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}