Allow voting for 16 year old and above

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

I believe and others do too that a 16 year old can be mature enough to vote on his or her future. Many work and deserve the right to vote. We want to encourage engagement in politics and the young are showing that they want their voices heard.

Scottish referendum proved that it can engage and number of under 18 voters were promising.
Decisions in the past are critical for young people including the UK referendum on European union.
We cannot let our future down.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Reduce the legal voting age to 16

Timeline

30 Jun 2016	Petition opened for signatures
6 Jul 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Jul 2016

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