Rejected petition Add 'None of the above' as an option on all future election ballot papers

Every time there is an election a large proportion of voters fail to turn up, showing voter apathy. Adding a 'none of the above' option allows voters to register their protest vote in a meaningful way that can be counted and reported on at election time.

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For evidence you only have to look at the trend for progressively lower voter turnout at elections, which allows a majority rule from a minority of voters who showed up.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/129543

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Date submitted 7 May 2016
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