Rejected petition Make the day of the General Election a national holiday.

Many other countries throughout the world have a national holiday when it comes to voting for their government. This allows citizens of the UK to engage in our democracy. A national holiday should help increase voter turnout especially as there will be a whole day for voting.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/168519

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Date submitted 27 February 2017
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