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Closed Remove all voting rights of UK citizens living permanently outside the UK

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To remove all voting rights of any British citizen resident outside of the UK for 24 months unless employment related with an intention to return.

Persons buying a property overseas and leaving the UK permanently should lose their right to vote in UK affairs as those affairs no long directly effect them.

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    This petition will stay open until 20 February 2022.