A cross-party campaign group has relaunched its petition urging the council not to postpone the 2026 county elections.
The campaign group called Let Hampshire Vote, has relaunched the petition after elections were postponed earlier this year.
The Government has since invited Hampshire County Council to consider requesting another delay, which would extend the term of councillors elected in 2021 by at least another year.
However, Hampshire County Council leader Nick Adams-King says he does not want elections to be delayed further.
Sally Yalden, organiser of the Let Hampshire Vote campaign, said: "When Conservative-led HCC postponed the elections in May, councillors elected in 2021 were allowed to stay in office beyond their four-year term.
"The idea that this could happen again is shocking. Regular elections are the foundation of our democracy and not something to be delayed when it suits those in power."
The Let Hampshire Vote campaign first launched earlier this year and gathered more than 2,000 signatures. It has now been revived in response to renewed fears of another delay.
The group is calling on councillors from all parties to make it clear in their response to the Minister that they are not asking for a delay and that Hampshire residents will be able to vote in 2026.
Cllr Adams-King said: “County Council elections are vital for local democracy and accountability, and I have consistently said I do not wish for our elections to be delayed further.
“The Government is now seeking responses from local councils on holding elections in 2026, and the impact of these on implementing local government reorganisation. This is a fundamentally important matter to our residents as it is a decision about the democratic process within Hampshire. As such it is right and proper that it is taken in consultation with all elected members of the County Council.
“Therefore, we will be holding a Full County Council meeting in January following which Cabinet will make the final decision about the formal response to the Government. This is consistent with the approach we have taken on all matters relating to our local democracy, including local government reorganisation, providing Hampshire’s elected county councillors with the opportunity to share their views.”
Ms Yalden said: "This is a critical moment for democracy in Hampshire. Making sweeping changes to local government while cancelling elections is not how open, democratic societies are supposed to operate.
"Residents must have a voice in who takes these decisions. Democracy can’t simply be switched off when it becomes inconvenient."
In the two days since the campaign relaunched, it has already gathered nearly 100 new signatures, with organisers saying public concern is rising rapidly.
