Submitted on Friday 4th January 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 9th January 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
let 16 and 17 year old's vote as effects our future as well as yours.
engages 16 and 17 year old's at the ballot who hold many responsibilities in our society.
empower 16 and 17 year old's, through a democratic right, to influence decisions that will define their future.
inspires 16 and 17 year old's to get involved in politics and democracy
In 2014, there were 1,534,192 16- and 17-year-old's in the UK, while the number aged 18 or over was 50,909,098, putting 16- and 17-year-old's at 2.9 per cent of the 16+ population, this can mean we have an extra 50 million+ who could vote, meaning that voter turn out increases meaning we will have more of a legitimate government than a coalition government
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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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