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Allow Scots living in other parts of the UK to vote in the next independence ref

Submitted on Monday 13th March 2017

Published on Wednesday 22nd March 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 265

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Citizens ~ EU ~ European Union ~ Referendum ~ Scotland ~ Scots ~ UK

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Allow Scots living in other parts of the UK to vote in the next independence ref

Petition Details

I would urge the UK government to mandate that the franchise for the next independence referendum is extended to include all Scots currently resident within the union, whilst also reduced to exclude EU/commonwealth citizens currently on the Scottish electoral roll who aren't citizens of the country.

Additional Information

I moved to London in search of economic opportunity ten years ago, but I don't believe that the fact that I am not currently resident in Scotland is a strong enough reason for being shut out of the debate - especially given that the question is now being asked in the aftermath of the UK's vote to leave the European Union.


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