Submitted on Saturday 19th July 2025
Rejected on Friday 1st August 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Put Any Change to the UK Voting Age to a Public Referendum
Require a national referendum before changing the legal voting age, to ensure such a key decision is made by the people and not imposed by politicians or used for party advantage.
Changing the voting age affects our democracy. It must be fair, transparent, and supported by the public, not pushed through by parties that may benefit. A referendum protects trust in the system.
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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 similar action:
We call for a referendum before extending voting rights to 16 & 17-year-olds: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/733679
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