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Petition · past parliament

Amendmend to voting in the EU referendum to include all EU citizens living in UK

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Please amend and expand the voting franchise in the EU referendum to all EU citizens living, working and paying their taxes in the UK.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Give EU citizens living & working in the UK the right to vote in EU Referendum .

Timeline

22 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
23 Feb 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Feb 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.