Petition · past parliament
Annul the 2016 EU referendum result due to the overspend by Leave.EU.
Closed
1,781 signatures
What the petition asks
UK is a member of the Venice commission. The Venice commission's Code on referenda states (section 3.3 - Funding, Paragraph 24):
"In the event of a failure to abide by the statutory requirements, for instance if the cap on spending is exceeded by a significant margin, the vote must be annulled."
"In the event of a failure to abide by the statutory requirements, for instance if the cap on spending is exceeded by a significant margin, the vote must be annulled."
Leave.EU have been found to have overspent spending limits by at least 10%. This is a clear violation of the Venice Commission and as a result, the Referendum result should be annulled and a new vote called.
Timeline
| 18 May 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Nov 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,781
Status
Closed
Opened
18 May 2018
Closed
18 Nov 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.