Rejected petition Voting Rights for Ex-patriots

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We ask that the right to vote in UK general elections be restored to all British citizens of British parentage for life, and not removed after 15 years either in the European Union or elsewhere. Italians and most other nationals retain a similar right. The UK is an exception.

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Date submitted 26 October 2011
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