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Open the vote to 16 and 17 year olds in the snap election

Submitted on Tuesday 18th April 2017

Rejected on Wednesday 19th April 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Open the vote to 16 and 17 year olds in the snap election

Petition Details

If Theresa May's call for a snap election goes through, it is only fair that 16 and 17 year olds are given the vote. Their vote would've counted if the election had taken place in 2020, so it is only fair that under this unusual circumstances exceptions be made.

Additional Information

It is their futures on the line, and they are the ones who will also have to face the repercussions of the election result. Speaking as a 17 year old, many 16 and 17 year olds are just as politically aware as an adult.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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