This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Give RIGHT TO VOTE for UK Nationals living abroad for more than 15 years ...
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As a British National living abroad for more than 15 years, I was DENIED THE RIGHT to vote in the EU Referendum. There are over 5.5 MILLION British nationals living outside the UK (1 in 10 !!!) How much difference would our votes have made?
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The Government has said that it does have plans to change this rule. It's therefore not clear what action you would like the Government to take that is different from what it is already doing.
You can find more information in the Government's response to this petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/112142We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.