Submitted on Saturday 25th June 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 28th June 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Re-run the EU Referendum - allow 16 & 17 year olds to vote. It's our future too!
We, the young people of Britain, call upon HM Government to run another referendum allowing 16 & 17 year olds to vote on whether or not we should 'Brexit'.
A young person (anyone-aged 16-17) is presumed to be capable of consenting to their own medical treatment (they are deemed to be gillick competent). As with adults, a young person has the right to refuse to consent to treatment. With this in mind, why are we not capable to vote in the matters concerning us and our future i.e. The EU Referendum?
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:
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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