Rejected petition Include an option to abstain on all UK ballot papers.

People are dissatisfied with the adequacy of both MPs and parliament, many find themselves in a position where they still want to vote but do not want to vote for any of the current options.

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MPs have the right to abstain from a vote and still exercise their right to contribute formally to the vote. This right should be extended to the electorate in the form of an "abstain" box on the ballot paper.

This petition was rejected

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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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/237342

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Date submitted 30 March 2019
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