The requirement to bring photo identification to vote in the general election "discouraged some people" from casting their ballot, a watchdog has said.


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Voter ID rules 'discouraged' some people from voting in general election, watchdog finds

Polling suggested  around 4% of people who did not vote in the election said their decision was related to the voter ID

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Voter ID rules ‘discouraged thousands from voting’, Electoral Commission finds

Analysis by the Electoral Commission found that one in 400 voters were initially turned down on July 4 because they didn't have the right ID - with 0.25% missing out altogether

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Tory voter ID rules stopped over 16,000 from having a say in General Election

Around 16,000 people could not vote in the general election because of the photo ID requirements, while others were put off from going to the ballot box entirely, a watchdog has found.

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Photo ID rules ‘discouraged some people from voting’ – Electoral Commission

The requirement to bring photo identification to vote in the general election "discouraged some people" from casting their ballot, a watchdog has said.

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THE Electoral Commission has called for more forms of voter ID to be accepted at polling stations for General Elections after it found around 16,000 people could not cast their ballot because of new requirements.

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Photo ID rules put some people off voting in Scotland, watchdog says

Gorsaf Bleidleisio / Polling Station Around 16,000 people could not vote in the general election because of the photo ID requirements, while others were put off from going to the ballot box entirely, a watchdog has found. The Electoral Commission said the vast majority of voters were able to cast their ballots in July’s contest despite the need to show ID. But 0.08% of people who tried to vote in Great Britain were unable to do so, the watchdog …

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The requirement to bring photo identification to vote in the general election “discouraged some people” from casting their ballot, a watchdog has said.  The rule came into force in 2023 after Boris Johnson’s Conservative government introduced the new law to parliament. But the first time the impact was tested at a general election came in July this year. Follow latest:Politics news live While the Electoral Commission said “almost everyone” was a…

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Voter ID rules 'discouraged' some people from voting in general

July’s vote was the first general election where photo ID requirements were enforced in Great Britain.  Around 16,000 people could not vote in the general election because of the photo ID requirements, while others were put off from going to the ballot box entirely, a watchdog has found. The Electoral Commission said the vast majority of voters were able to cast their ballots in July’s contest despite the need to show ID. But 0.08% of people who…

Voter ID rules 'discouraged' some people from voting in general election, watchdog finds

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