Trigger a 2nd EU referendum that does not exclude 16-17 year old from voting.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Unlike for the Scottish independence referendum, 16-17 year old citizens, the people who will have to live longer with the consequences, have not been consulted. For the above reason we believe a 2nd referendum should be called on the basis that the democratic process of the 1st was flawed.

Having allowed 16-17 to vote on the Scottish independence referendum, provides evidence that HM government believes people in that age group are capable of making decisions about the future direction of the country. Thus having deliberately excluded them from the EU referendum amounts to unjustifiable age discrimination, which, as well as being unworthy of a modern democratic country, also casts serious doubts on the referendum validity as a democratic process.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The EU referendum has already taken place. It is therefore no longer possible for the franchise (the groups of people who are entitled to vote) to be changed.

If you would like the UK voting age to be lowered to 16, you might like to sign this petition instead:

Reduce the legal voting age to 16

Timeline

25 Jun 2016	Petition opened for signatures
28 Jun 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Jun 2016

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