This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Only people who pay taxes are allowed to vote in the UK
I am petitioning to only allow people who are paying taxes in the UK to be allowed to vote in elections and referendum in the UK.
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.
We're not sure whether you would like people who pay any kind of tax - such as Value Added Tax on things they buy - to be able to vote, or whether you would like only people who pay certain kinds of taxes to be able to vote.
It's also not clear whether you would like to extend the right to vote to people who pay tax in the UK but don't already have the right to vote - such as people who are not British citizens, citizens of the Republic of Ireland or qualifying Commonwealth citizens.
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