In the case of a second EU referendum, allow over 16-year-olds to vote.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The younger generation have been left out of the referendum and it affects us the most. In the case of a second EU referendum, the age requirement should be lowered to 16 so that we can have a say in matter that has significance to us.

A second referendum would occur if HM Government implement the rule that states if the remain or leave vote is less than 60% based a turnout less than 75%, there should be another referendum. Almost 61% of people aged 65 and over voted to leave (based on a YouGove poll), however its is people aged 28 and under who are going to have to deal with the consequences of this vote in the next decades. The youth of Britain, no matter their position on this matter, should be given the right to vote. Now.

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 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Jun 2016

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