Rejected petition Ballot paper must be completed in pen and not pencil.

The current system of completing ballot papers in pencil has lost confidence with voters. There is a perception that completed ballot papers can be altered. The current system should be changed so that in future ballot paper must be completed in pen to restore public confidence in the voting system.

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/261175

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Date submitted 23 May 2019
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