Petition · past parliament

Halt any UK election, until all new students, are fully registered to vote.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Students are in the process of leaving home, some for their first time, with many residing at new accomodation, or changing it since previous years of study. Any election that is held before, or that clashes with the start of a new term, will inhibit their democratic right to register their vote.

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand you're concerned about students registering to vote but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure how long you want a general election to be delayed to allow new students to register to vote.

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

Timeline

6 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
16 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Sep 2019

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