Petition · past parliament
Recount Scotland Independence votes
Closed
23,697 signatures
Government response · 30 November 2014
As this e-petition has received more than 10 000 signatures, the relevant Government department have provided the following response:
Mary Pitcaithly, Chief Counting Officer for the Scottish Independence Referendum, has made a statement confirming that she is satisfied with the conduct of the referendum count process. This statement can be found at http://www.electionsscotland.info/
This e-petition remains open to signatures and will be considered for debate by the Backbench Business Committee should it pass the 100 000 signature threshold.
Mary Pitcaithly, Chief Counting Officer for the Scottish Independence Referendum, has made a statement confirming that she is satisfied with the conduct of the referendum count process. This statement can be found at http://www.electionsscotland.info/
This e-petition remains open to signatures and will be considered for debate by the Backbench Business Committee should it pass the 100 000 signature threshold.
Timeline
| 19 Sep 2014 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Oct 2014 | Passed 10,000 signatures, requiring a government response |
| 30 Nov 2014 | Government responded |
| 30 Mar 2015 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
23,697
Status
Closed
Opened
19 Sep 2014
Closed
30 Mar 2015
Response
30 Nov 2014
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