Petition · past parliament
'Urgent reform of the Postal Vote system to discourage deliberate fraud.'
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
Urgent reform of the Postal Vote system is needed, due to public concern over potential corruption and misuse in UK elections such as in 2004 at Slough, Peterborough, Bradford West, and more recently at Oldham.
Postal Votes should be restricted to those in the forces, and the proven infirm only.
Postal Votes should be restricted to those in the forces, and the proven infirm only.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 Dec 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Dec 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Dec 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.