Submitted on Tuesday 8th November 2022
Rejected on Friday 11th November 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Abandon voter ID OR expand the list of valid ID to avoid voter suppression
Voter fraud is extremely rare and the ID measures introduced under the Elections Bill are unnecessary and anti-democratic. Either withdraw the ID requirement or expand the list to include things like the CitizenCard and Post Office Pass Card to ensure equality of access to the democratic process.
The list of valid ID for voters is heavily biased away from a young/less affluent demographic and instead favours older, car-driving or passport-holding citizens. This is voter suppression and is wholly unacceptable in a democracy. It is a clear attempt to skew results in favour of the ruling party.
Disenfranchising a vast slew of voters is wrong.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The list of identity documents that will be accepted as identification at polling stations already includes the CitzenCard and other identity cards bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram. You can see the full list of identity documents that will be accepted here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/voter-identification-at-polling-stations-and-the-new-voter-card/protecting-the-integrity-of-our-elections-voter-identification-at-polling-stations-and-the-new-voter-card#annex-a-list-of-identity-documents-that-will-be-accepted
We could accept a petition calling on the Government not to implement voter identification at all, if that's what you want to happen.
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