Submitted on Saturday 25th June 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 28th June 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Lower the voting age to 16
1.5 million young people in the UK are denied a political voice. In light of the EU referendum and the idea the already widening gap between generational views. The fact that 16 and 17 year olds are not able to vote in decisions directly affecting them is undemocratic. Let them vote for their future
http://www.votesat16.org/about/ - For ( The movement already has lots of backing, it just needs a little more of a push, to achieve the results we require)
https://www.rt.com/uk/322894-teen-vote-eu-referendum/ - Against (In this article Lord Faulks claims the reason to not allow 16 year olds to vote is because they are too immature, and the brain stops developing at 25 years old. Yet 16 year olds are allowed to join the armed forces amongst other monumental decisions and 18 year olds are allowed to vote regardless)
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119769
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