Rejected petition: Introduce a None of the Above option on UK election ballot papers
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The Government should amend Schedule 1 of The Representation of the People (Ballot Paper) Regulations 2015 to introduce a "None of the Above" option on election ballot papers.
MPs on the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee wrote in its sixth report in 2015 in response to its call-for-evidence that over 70 per cent of respondents wanted a NOTA option.
Yet successive governments have failed to take into consideration the recommendations of that Committee or the overwhelming view of voters who want a NOTA option.
We want MPs to fully consider this simple change which will encourage greater trust and participation in our democracy.
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
We have a similar petition already open, which you can sign if you would like:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757966
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.