Submitted on Sunday 24th November 2024
Rejected on Monday 16th December 2024
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Allow 16 year olds to vote because some 16 year olds are interested.
I want there to be a vote or debate in parliament about this idea. This is due to the fact that some 16 year olds are heavily invested in the politics of this country. Those 16 year olds who aren’t probably just wouldn’t vote.
I believe that it’s a very fair thing to allow. Some 16 year olds are very well educated when it comes to certain topics in politics and some are even educated on politics in other countries not just the United Kingdom. If a 16 year old has the legal right of consent then they should have the right to vote because consent is an even bigger right. A lot of 16 year olds even express their views of social media platforms and even debate their parents on political issues.
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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 the following petition which calls for a similar action:
"Lower the voting age to 16 for general elections"
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700687
3.135.195.180 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:40:31 +0000
