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Voting in elections to be mandatory, with an option to say "none of the above".

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Politicians make sweeping changes that affect people that have not given them a mandate. To emphasise this point, voting to be compulsory, but with voters having the right to say "None of the above numpties".
Politicians make sweeping changes that affect people on the basis that a victory in an election represents an unassailable and moral mandate.I propose voting be compulsory, but with voters having the right to say "None of the above numpties". Such votes shown as a percentage would show the real backing, or not, of an administration. A showing of say 25% of the electorate saying "None of the above numpties" may lead to more credible, more representative, more moral MPs, and Government.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

5 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jun 2016

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