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Add a 'None of the Above' option to all ballot papers in UK General Elections.

Submitted on Friday 30th August 2019

Rejected on Monday 9th September 2019

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Add a 'None of the Above' option to all ballot papers in UK General Elections.

Petition Details

Voters should be given the option to legitimately protest political incompetence with a 'vote for nobody' in all future General Elections. The action and consequence of spoiling a ballot should be given fair air-time across media, and the option to do this clearly laid out on all ballot papers.

Additional Information

On entry to polling stations, voters are rightly instructed to tick one box for a chosen candidate, but not informed of the option to tick all boxes in protest if unhappy with the choice of candidates or parties. There should be more education, and more widespread discussion in the media, of this legitimate option in holding to account our representatives in the House of Commons. This would give a voice to the disenfranchised, non-voting public, who currently feel that their vote is valueless.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

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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