Submitted on Friday 24th June 2016
Rejected on Wednesday 29th June 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
16 year olds should be given the right to vote in a referendum in the UK.
It is absolutely important that 16 year olds should be able to decide upon their own future. The recent EU Referendum has showcased how the the young generation are unable to vote, even though they are going to be the most affected by the final results.
16 year olds now have to live with a destiny that they did not write for themselves. Thus, this is a petition about the basic democratic rights that should be given to the individuals who will form the basis of the future of this country. They should be able to decide upon what opportunities they want, since they are going to contribute to the future. Moreover, they were able to vote in the Scottish Referendum. Hence, surely similar opportunities should be extended to all 16 year olds in the UK.
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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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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/143727
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