{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/75297.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":75297,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Compulsory Voting","background":null,"additional_details":"In recent years, bar the Scottish referendum, turnout in elections has been very dismal. I would like to see a law passed that would mean those who do not vote be gifted a £1,000 fine and those who deface a ballot paper be granted the same amount. This may anger a few people, but in the long run it would give the government in power a mandate and thus increase democracy. ","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2015-03-01T19:43:00.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:30:33.447Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:46:09.610Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2015-03-01T19:43:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"Please see the below petition:\r\n\r\nPetition Title: Make voting mandatory\r\n\r\nCreated by: Ciaran\r\n\r\nClosing: 30/03/2015"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}