Petition · past parliament

Fine voters for not voting add a 'none of the' above option to all ballot papers

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the recent referundum on whether the UK should remain or leave the EU there have been calls for a second referundum

Ensuring that all registered voters must vote, or face a fine, and giving them a 'None of the above' option will ensure that the democratic process is not challengeable

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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