UK Voter ID

Over 100,000 people could be turned away at the #GeneralElection unless more is done to ** boost awareness of the need to bring photo ID**.

So far, less than 1 in 10 people without photo ID have applied for the government's free photo ID.

We’re calling on the Electoral Commission to take urgent action to stop hundreds of thousands from being barred from voting.

You can add your name in support of our letter

https://secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/150907/petition/1

#FairVotes #VoterSuppression #ToryCorruption #election #VoterID

Time for urgent action

We’re calling on the Electoral Commission to take urgent action to stop hundreds of thousands from being barred from voting due to lack of photo ID. Add your name to the letter.

Electoral Commission chair calls out government on voter ID and finance loopholes

Chair of the Electoral Commission, expressed concerns about the government’s voter ID scheme and the threat to the Commission’s independence contained in the Elections Act, along with political finance loopholes.

Echoing many of the points we have made, Pullinger highlighted that the voter ID rules disproportionately affect some groups of people, making it easier for some people to vote than others.

https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/electoral-commission-chair-calls-out-government-on-voter-id-and-finance-loopholes/?utm_medium=email

#UK #VoterID #elections #ToryDictatorship #ToryFascism #FairVotes #vote #repression

Voter ID

Evidence from around the world shows that forcing voters to bring photographic ID to the polling station just makes it harder for people to vote – while doing little to increase faith

https://www.waff.com/2023/09/18/alabama-unveils-homegrown-avid-system-maintain-state-voter-rolls/

pretty straight forward.

Everyone get on the Alabama train.

#VoterID #VoteFraud #ElectionFraud #2023-09 #vote #Alabama #ERIC #CORRUPTION

Alabama unveils homegrown AVID system to maintain state voter rolls

On Monday, the secretary of state announced a first-in-the-nation system called AVID, short for the Alabama Voter Integrity Database, which was developed in Alabama over the last eight months.

#VoterID in #England led to racial and disability discrimination, report finds | Electoral reform | The Guardian

Voter suppression, #Tory style.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/11/voter-id-in-england-led-to-racial-and-disability-discrimination-report-finds

#UK #Elections #Democracy

It may be #MayTheFourth but it's also a #LocalElection day in the #UK and its governments new law requiring #VoterID is straight out of the Sith play book.

#Politics