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Allow voter's to record a formal 'Abstention' on Election Ballot Papers

Submitted on Friday 22nd March 2024

Rejected on Monday 8th April 2024

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Allow voter's to record a formal 'Abstention' on Election Ballot Papers

Petition Details

Include a line at the end of all ballot papers to register a vote for "None of the Above" in order that people can formally register disatisfaction with the political offerings and that the level of disatisfaction can be properly recorded.

Additional Information

People are frustrated by the party political sytem and the state of political discourse and conduct. Parties imply that poor turnout is due to voter apathy. However, voter disengagement also occurs
when Party manifesto's do not reflect voter's concerns and priorities. The current system leaves many people feeling they do not have a voice. A facility to register an abstention will record the level of disatisfaction with the political parties, increase voter participation and drive change.


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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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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/650023

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