Rejected petition Prevent Government from stopping the democratic right to vote.

Pass a law that establishes the requirement for Government to abide by the democratic right to hold ALL scheduled elections for all levels.

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Currently our local May elections have been postponed for 2 years and this is now to be extended for 3 more years.

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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "Remove power to cancel local government elections" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/747234

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Date submitted 4 December 2025
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