Consequences for electoral and referendum rule breaches must deter cheats.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The electoral commission has fined parties including the Conservative party over spending limits being breached in the 2015 general election, & fined Leave.eu for similar offences in the EU referendum.

Clearly the fines and consequences for breaching laws to protect democracy are not sufficient.

Spending limits in elections and referendums intend to make the effects of money and influence on the electorate fair.

If these rules are to work, in the control of a £1 trillion economy and all the benefits such control manifests, then the consequences of breaches must deter.

The electoral commission suggested following breaches in the 2015 general election, that their fines may become the “cost of doing business”.

Leave.eu overspent by 10%, to gain an 1% advantage.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand that you'd like the powers of the Electoral Commission to change, but we're not sure exactly what new powers you'd like it to have.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

12 May 2018	Petition opened for signatures
18 May 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 May 2018

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