This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Allow British expats right to vote in referendum
Present voting system discriminatory. British citizens who have lived outside UK for more than 15 years are ineligible to vote in the forthcoming referendum. The outcome will effect expats just as much as UK residents even more so for those living in Europe. I am therefore demanding right to vote
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/112142
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