Submitted on Thursday 21st July 2022
Rejected on Friday 22nd July 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make protest voting a visible option on ballot papers
It is fair to say many have and feel let down by the current political parties. Protest voting allows people to voice their opinion that they are unsatisfied with, or feel like they don't understand, the current political climate. However, many are unaware of this voting option and don't vote.
In 2015, 16 million people didn't vote in the general election. Similarly, in 2019, 15.5 million people didn't vote. Those numbers are approximately equivalent to 1/3 of registered voters not voting. If all of those people were to protest vote, it would mean the government wouldn't have a majority mandate from the public, making it public how unpopular our politicians and political parties are. Further information on protest voting:
https://www.votenone.org.uk/protest_votes_count.html
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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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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/620251
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