Remove the requirement of ID to vote at polling stations

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Remove the requirement of ID to vote at polling stations

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4th May 2023 - the first UK elections to require photo ID. This resulted in about 14,000 people being turned away, and there are concerns the policy disproportionately affects ethnic minorities and unemployed voters. The scheme silences voices of already under represented groups. We want it removed.

Additional Information

We believe this requirement is unjust and suppresses the voices of those that are less educated, time poor and/or in minority groups. It creates barriers to exercising their fundamental democratic right to vote. Its only role is to combat the issue of personation (pretending to be someone else to use their vote) of which there were only 13 alleged cases in 2022.

Francis, S. (2023). ID rules stopped 14,000 voting, watchdog finds. [online] BBC News

Uberoi, E. and Johnston, N. (2021). Voter ID. commonslibrary.parliament.uk

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