Rejected petition Give the vote to expatriates on matters of international importance.

We need recognition from our consulates, registration as preliminary to an eventual electoral list, and the right as British citizens to vote in matters of international importance.

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.

The Government has said that it does have plans to give British expatriates who have lived outside the UK for more than 15 years the right to vote. 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/112142

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 24 July 2016
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