Rejected petition Make a criminal offence of Electoral Fraud

During the referendum campaign both sides relied heavily on lies , misinformation and scaremongering. This proposal would make it an offence to use lies and misinformation in an election campaign. It would also apply retroactively to assurances given to the electorate that were then reneged upon.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Electoral fraud is already illegal. You can find out more about electoral fraud here:

http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/preventing-and-reporting-electoral-fraud

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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