Allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the upcoming General Election on June 8th.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

As it's an election based on ensuring a successful Brexit, the policies the next government have will affect the negation process with both the EU, and other nations. It's therefore vital to lower the voting age as these people will be gravely affected by these changes.
#VOTESat16

16 and 17 year olds are not represented by Westminster. They are often ignored, and policies which affect them (such as university fees) are often treated as less important.

Brexit will definitely affect the futures of every 16 and 17 year old in the country, but not all older voters. It would be undemocratic not to allow younger people to vote on their future, allowing those who are not in the 'firing line' of any potential Brexit mishaps to decide how our lives will pan out.

Why it was rejected

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

https://moderate.petition.parliament.uk/admin/petitions/195490

Timeline

18 Apr 2017	Petition opened for signatures
19 Apr 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Apr 2017

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