Lower the voting age to 16 for those who sign up to the military

We would like the Government to lower the voting age to 16 for those who sign up to join the military.

This petition closed on 1 Jan 2026 with 18 signatures

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We want them to change this because if they are old enough to join the military, then we think they should be able to vote.


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