Submitted on Thursday 28th March 2019
Rejected on Thursday 18th April 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Change the way online petitions are signed for by requiring proof of identity.
Currently anybody can sign an online petition. All that's required is an email address and a tick box to prove you are a British citizen. This is open to abuse and can misrepresent support and undermine the democratic process. The Government should introduce stricter rules on signing petitions.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because we aren't sure what "stricter rules" you would like to see happen.
Much like the traditional paper petitioning system, which asks people to provide an address and signature, the e-petitions system aims to strike a balance between allowing people to easily register their support for issues which are important to them, whilst discouraging dishonesty.
At present anyone who is a UK resident or a British citizen can sign a petition. If you'd like to restrict that to people who have a specific form of identification you could start a new petition setting out clearly what form of identification you think should be required.
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