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Closed Count non-voters as a vote for the status quo in referendums.

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People who vote do so to express their choice. By not voting, people are saying they are not really concerned either way. If they held a strong conviction they would have voted. Change should not be imposed without taking these non-voters into account.

The in-out EU referendum is a case in point. Fewer than half the voting public voted for change but change will happen because insufficient people voted for the status quo.

Non-voters who weren't really concerned, or who didn't vote because they thought the status quo would win, should have their 'vote' counted.

To make a significant change (eg leaving the EU) more than half of the voting public should vote for it, ie not half of the voters.

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    This petition will stay open until 7 January 2017.