This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Abolish the 15 year cut off denying UK expats the right to vote as UK citizens
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It only recently came to my notice that as an expat living in Italy, once I have lived for 15 years,which for me is next year,I will no longer be able to vote in General Elections as a UK citizen.Most other advanced democracies (and indeed in many so-called third - world countries).
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.