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Allow 17 year olds to vote

Submitted on Wednesday 16th April 2025

Rejected on Tuesday 29th April 2025

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Allow 17 year olds to vote

Petition Details

We want the government to change the law so that when you are 17 you can at least take part in voting within local and or general elections. We want our voices heard.

Additional Information

We want the government to do this because we want our voices heard and this is how it can happen. We want to be partake and be involved in votes that could affect or change our lives and our future. We should have a say in what our future becomes.


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This petition was rejected

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700687

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