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No to Prisoner Votes
This petition was published by Priti Patel MP on Feb 07, 2011
To the House of Commons.
The petition of the residents of the Witham constituency, and others,
Declares that the Petitioners object to the decision made by the European Court of Human Rights to grant convicted criminals held in UK prisons the right to vote; that the petitioners believe that those who have committed crimes against individuals and society and have been deprived of their liberty by being sent to prison upon conviction should not be granted the right to vote in any election to the House of Commons, European Parliament, local authorities, or devolved administrations; and that the Petitioners are concerned about the actions of European supranational institutions attempting to force the United Kingdom to grant prisoners the right to vote and to pay compensation to prisoners who are not given the right to vote.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to take all action necessary to ensure that prisoners are not granted the right to vote, that no compensation is paid to prisoners in respect of this matter, and that the sovereignty of Parliament is defended.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
The petition of the residents of the Witham constituency, and others,
Declares that the Petitioners object to the decision made by the European Court of Human Rights to grant convicted criminals held in UK prisons the right to vote; that the petitioners believe that those who have committed crimes against individuals and society and have been deprived of their liberty by being sent to prison upon conviction should not be granted the right to vote in any election to the House of Commons, European Parliament, local authorities, or devolved administrations; and that the Petitioners are concerned about the actions of European supranational institutions attempting to force the United Kingdom to grant prisoners the right to vote and to pay compensation to prisoners who are not given the right to vote.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to take all action necessary to ensure that prisoners are not granted the right to vote, that no compensation is paid to prisoners in respect of this matter, and that the sovereignty of Parliament is defended.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
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