Submitted on Saturday 25th June 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 28th June 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Allow 16-18 year olds to vote in elections
At 16, you can:
Get a job to earn money and pay taxes, but don't get a say in what those taxes are and how they are spent. Be sent to war to defend your country, but not vote for who runs your country. Campaign as a member of a political party, but not be able to cast your vote in support of them.
In the EU Referendum, 1.5 million 16 and 17 year olds were denied a say on a crucial decision that will affect them for the rest of their lives.
In the Scottish Independence Referendum in 2014, the voting age was lowered to 16 resulting in a huge turn out, a lively debate and young people talking about politics.
In 1918, a young woman called Emmeline Pankhurst fought for and won the right for women to vote. My name is Lucy Emmeline. We shouldn't have to wait 100 years. Please sign my petition.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119769
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