Rejected petition All UK expatriates be allowed to vote in future UK Elections and Referendums

Expatriates living outside the UK for 15 years or more do not have the right to vote in UK Elections and Referendums. We believe that it is wrong as their lives may be affected by the outcomes. Remove the time limit to allow all UK citizens to vote in Elections and Referendums.

More details

https://www.gov.uk/voting-when-abroad

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 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/112142

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

Date submitted 14 January 2017
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