Submitted on Thursday 30th June 2016
Rejected on Friday 29th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Misinformation of the public during polls by leaders and MPs needs due redress
At present, officials and candidates (e.g MPs) can assert supposedly factual statements, during public ballots/campaigns, which are demonstrably false or deliberately misleading to voters - without due redress. Electoral pledges, promises and such like, concern future actions and would be exempt.
Some links to relevant news stories:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36104163
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36141497
https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Letter-from-Sir-Andrew-Dilnot-to-Norman-Lamb-MP-210416.pdf
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/17/brexit-uk-treasury-leave-eu-referendum
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/22/eu-referendum-fact-checking-the-big-claims1/
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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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