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Protect Our Right to Vote: Ban the Postponement of Elections

Submitted on Friday 16th January 2026

Rejected on Wednesday 4th February 2026

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Protect Our Right to Vote: Ban the Postponement of Elections

Petition Details

Introduce a UK Constitution of Democracy to guarantee the public’s right to vote and prohibit the postponement of elections, ensuring no elected officials can extend their terms or delay democratic accountability under any circumstances.

Additional Information

Democracy relies on regular, guaranteed elections. When elections can be postponed by law, voting becomes a privilege rather than a right. Delaying elections allows elected officials to remain in power without renewed consent, weakening public trust and accountability. A Constitution of Democracy would protect voters by making the right to vote absolute and preventing future erosion of democratic rights.


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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 the following petitions, which call for similar action:

Remove power to cancel local government elections
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/747234

Stop the cancellation of Local Elections to help uphold democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751384

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