This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Allow all UK citizens resident in EU to vote in referendums relating to the EU.
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We, the undersigned, call upon H.M. Government to allow British citizens resident in Europe to vote in referendums relating to the European Union irrespective of how long they have lived outside of the UK
Currently those living away from the UK for more than 15 years cannot vote.
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.