Petition · past parliament
Restrict the use of postal voting to prevent fraud.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Recent criminal prosecutions for postal voting fraud prove that democracy is under threat. It is far too easy to abuse the postal voting system. It needs to be reformed, its use should be restricted to the following:
Pensioners
The registered disabled
Those who are abroad or hospitalised
Pensioners
The registered disabled
Those who are abroad or hospitalised
Three jailed over rigged election
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/7335364.stm
Scrap 'on demand' postal voting to curb fraud, says judge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26520836
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/7335364.stm
Scrap 'on demand' postal voting to curb fraud, says judge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26520836
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.