Submitted on Saturday 25th June 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 28th June 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Call a 2nd EU referendum that allows 16 and 17 year olds to vote
Given the long term implications of brexit, the EU referendum should have given 16 and 17 years olds the opportunity to have a say in their future. The precedent for this challenge was set by the Scottish referendum.
The demographic data from the referendum makes it clear that there was a clear difference in the voting of those under 44 and those over 45. The young will have to live with the implications of brexit for longer and the referendum should therefore have extended the right to vote to 16 and 17 year olds to allow them a chance to influence the decision. Therefore, a second referendum should be called with an extension to minimum age.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The EU referendum has already taken place. It is therefore no longer possible for the franchise (the groups of people who are entitled to vote) to be changed.
If you would like the UK voting age to be lowered to 16, you might like to sign this petition instead:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/119769
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