Rejected petition Strengthening Democracy Through Participation.

requiring all eligible citizens to vote in general and local elections, while preserving the right to formally abstain on the ballot. Those who fail to participate (without a valid reason) shall incur a modest fine, ensuring civic responsibility while respecting individual choice.
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To improve on democracy overall, with full public engagement, this will be the best way to improve local and national turn out in elections.

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.

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The following petition calls for a similar action:

Introduce compulsory voting
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/706341

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

Date submitted 11 July 2025
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