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Are you sure they don't check the electoral roll behind the scenes?

• blinky1456 8y ago
  Entries are absolutely validated, you cannot just use proxies and automate hundreds of thousands of signings. The people behind the petition website are not idiots.
  • j16sdiz 8y ago
    Do you meant the petition website have access to a full list of British citizen personal information? This can be worrying.
    • gideonparanoid 8y ago
      The electoral register is relatively open. You can view it in most public libraries, town hall etc. [0]. You can even buy it in some cases [1]. [0] https://www.gov.uk/electoral-register/view-electoral-register https://www.gov.uk/electoral-register/view-electoral-registe... [1] https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/162824/List-of-people-entitled-to-be-supplied-with-the-electoral-register.pdf https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_fil...
    • pjc50 8y ago
      The "electoral roll" is hardly secret.