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Re-run the UK's EU membership referendum to correctly weight it according to age

Submitted on Friday 24th June 2016

Rejected on Monday 4th July 2016

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

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Re-run the UK's EU membership referendum to correctly weight it according to age

Petition Details

It is becoming blatantly evident that the UK electorate's decision making is dramatically affected by age, with voters under 50 overwhelmingly in support of the Remain camp. In order to be fair to the voters who will have to deal with the fallout, we must value their opinions with greater weight.

Additional Information

YouGov on the day poll: http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/640yx5m0rx/On_the_Day_FINAL_poll_forwebsite.pdf

18-24: 75% Remain
25-49: 56% Remain
50-64: 44% Remain
65+: 39% Remain


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

It's not clear exactly how you would like votes in any second referendum to be weighted.

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