Allow votes for 16-17 year olds in the upcoming General Election (8 June)

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

16-17 year olds were ignored in the most important referendum of this century so far. It's important we get the chance to say how we want to live with the decision of leaving the EU that other people made for us.

16-17 year olds were ignored in the most important referendum of this century so far, and the polls showed the majority of our age group would have voted to stay in the EU. It's important we get the chance to say how we want to exit the EU, and ensure more MPs listen and take notice on the negative effects Brexit is having on this who are 16-17 and try to rectify these in negotions (E.g. Student Loan Interest Rate set to rise by a third after U.K. Inflation surge - Source: The Guardian)

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 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Apr 2017

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