Submitted on Sunday 23rd December 2018
Rejected on Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Lower the voting age to 16.
At 16 years of age, legally, you can join the armed forces, play the lottery, have children, get married (with parental consent), work and get taxed for said work - so why shouldn't a working 16 year old have a say in where their money goes?
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235503
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