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Improve the postal voting system for England, Wales and Scotland

Submitted on Friday 4th December 2015

Published on Monday 14th December 2015

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 14th June 2016

Signatures: 76

Tagged with

England ~ Law ~ Northern Ireland ~ Scotland ~ UK ~ Wales

Petition Action

Improve the postal voting system for England, Wales and Scotland

Petition Details

The current system of postal voting in England, Wales & Scotland is weak and susceptible to fraud. This petition seeks a change to the law so that electors must provide a reason why they cannot reasonably be expected to go to the polling station on a permanent or long-term basis

Additional Information

In Northern Ireland you must have a reason to vote by post.  This may be because:
-You are away from home due to work, study or a holiday during an election
-You have moved home and are still registered at your old address
-You have an illness or disability that prevents you from going to the polling station

This petition seeks to press the government into bringing the rest of the UK into line with this common sense principle in order to further combat postal vote fraud


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