Petition · past parliament
Declare EU referendum null & void due to illegal age discrimination (voting age)
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
The House of Lords amendment to the voting age should be implemented in light of the changes to Scottish voting age. A person is classed an adult at the age of 16 but is denied the right to vote in the EU referendum (independence from EU) when the precedent has been set in the UK referendum.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We think the following petition is similar to yours:
Hold a second referendum exclusively for 16 and 17-year olds.
Hold a second referendum exclusively for 16 and 17-year olds.
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.