Rejected petition Develop a legislative framework allowing MPs to be selected via Open Primaries

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Open Primaries are simply a way of increasing the accountability of MPs - especially in safe seats - to their constituents.

While the ultimate decision to adopt Open Priimary elections lies with the parties, this petition proposes that legislation be enacted so that a political party can ask local authorities to conduct a full ballot on its behalf.

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 6 August 2011
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