Petition

Stop the cancellation of local elections

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Stop the government from reforming local government thus suspending the right to vote in local elections in 2025.
This is anti-democratic and will prevent up to 9 million people from exercising their constitutional right to vote.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Do not postpone the local elections
Do not postpone the local elections

Timeline

9 Jan 2025 Petition opened for signatures
4 Mar 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Mar 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 13 Aug 2026.