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1 in 4 voters wrongly believe they won’t need ID to vote in May’s local elections
According to the government’s own figures, two million voters do not currently hold a piece of photographic ID.
According to the government’s own figures, two million voters do not currently hold a piece of photographic ID.
52% of all voters under 40 remain unaware of the new requirements.
This is a ‘subversion of the democratic process’
Just 10,000 people, (0.5%) of the two million people in the UK who lack the correct forms of ID have applied for a government-issued voter ID since the scheme opened.
17% of eligible voters in the UK are not correctly registered to vote. This represents as many as 9.4 million people.
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“We’ve long warned of the potential impact of voter ID – a policy that will make it harder for millions to cast their vote and potentially shut many out from the ballot box. But if the government insist on introducing this damaging policy it must be done right.”
Cabinet Office research has found that 42 percent of those with no photo ID said they were unlikely to apply.
327 MPs voted in favour of introducing photo ID at elections, including 85 Tories who voted against the need for Covid passes to gain entry into nightclubs and big events.
The bill faces its first debate in the House of Commons this Tuesday.