Submitted on Tuesday 25th August 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 1st September 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Lower the minimum voting age in the UK from 18 to 16
We would like the Government to change the minimum age that a UK citizen can vote from the current age of 18, to a lower age of 16, giving younger people the opportunity to have their voices heard.
The current minimum age of voting is 18, we believe that this doesn't give younger, but equally as mature people, the opportunity to have their opinions, morals and values appropriately and accurately represented.
Issues resolved and decisions made by the use of voting will have a direct, and potentially long-lasting impact on the lives of us, the younger generation. Therefore, we should be given the opportunity and the right to have our say on the decisions that are made.
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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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You may wish to sign these petitions:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318810
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300596
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