Rejected petition The e-petition process be changed to allow people to vote against a proposal.

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A proposal could receive a significant number of votes and yet not represent the opinion of the majority, such as a call for the return of Capital Punishment. The ability to show dissent at the time of the petition would give a clearer indication of the popularity or otherwise of a proposal, and greater justification for it being debated.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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Date submitted 4 August 2011
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