Rejected petition Compulsory voting should be introduced in the UK and made a law

Voter participation remains an issue in the UK, and since the most recent EU referendum there was a low turnout of young people voting.

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Participation at elections is a citizen's civic responsibility and as a result, voting at elections and referendums and so forth should be made compulsory. It should be made a law that everyone must vote.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/129579

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Date submitted 28 June 2016
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