Rejected petition: Restart all local elections and by-elections
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Due to the successional cancellation of local elections in potential Mayoral constituencies, parliament should reinstate local elections until 2028 when the Mayoral elections begin.
To allow residents in their constituencies to have a democratic choice over the local councils. Democracy delayed is democracy denied
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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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for similar action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751384
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