Submitted on Saturday 25th June 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 28th June 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Give people aged 16 and 17 a vote in local & national elections and referenda.
1.5 million people in the UK are denied a political voice. This encourages political disaffection. At sixteen they can join the armed forces, get a job, pay tax, obtain tax credits, marry, enter a civil partnership or become a parent. They understand issues but can't shape laws that govern them.
During the 2014 Scottish independence referendum sixteen and seventeen year olds were given the vote and proved to be as enlightened and responsible as everyone else.
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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/119769
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