Have a General Election every year as requested in 1839 by the Chartist Movement

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We think there should be a general election every year on the 1st of July. In 1839, 1842 and 1848 the Chartists requested 6 changes to our parliamentary system: - A vote for every man aged twenty-one years and above - The secret ballot to protect the elector in the exercise of his vote. - No property qualification for Members of Parliament (MPs) - Payment of Members - Equal constituencies - Annual parliamentary elections All have been enacted except Annual elections. We think this would enable a more democratic relationship with the voter and help to hold MPs to account.

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