This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Petition Electoral Eligibilty test with voting age lowered to 16.
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Legislation which requires, alongside the existing process, prospective voters to take a test consisting of around 6 to 12 basic questions related to political figures, citizenship and constitutional arrangements to be come eligible to vote. Only a small proportion of correct answers are needed to 'pass'. This will increase political participation, prevent ill-informed and fashion voting and therefore increase legitimacy. This change will be accompanied by legislation lowering the voting age to 16.
This petition is closed This petition ran for 12 months
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