Submitted on Friday 16th November 2012
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Online Voting and Votes at 16: We Need Democratic Reform
After the shambles of the PCC elections which saw a turnout as low as 13-20%, it is time for a root and branch review of UK democracy. We, the undersigned, believe that apathy on a landslide scale is a real threat to our democracy.
We believe in the democratic principle and in the right to vote no matter your race, religion, or whether you're young or old or rich or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight.
The current system has failed and needs to be dragged into the 21st century. In order to ensure the survival and credibility of our democracy, we need the following reforms:
The right to vote for anyone aged 16 or over
Online voting for all elections
Online voting can be done securely and to reduce the cost of introducing such a system, it could even piggyback off existing secure online systems, such as online banking, which would have the advantage of verification of identity.
Make it happen.
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