Rejected petition british people living abroad should have been able to vote in the referendum

living in spain but with a bitish passport means i cant vote in either britain or spain , i still hold a british passport , and also understand more than just british views of why britain should stay in the euro uinion

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

If you would like there to be a second referendum, in which all British citizens living abroad can vote, you might like to sign this petition:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/137601

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Date submitted 24 June 2016
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