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UK election watchdog issues damning verdict on voter ID impact (www.theguardian.com)
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Electoral Commission says policy could exclude hundreds of thousands of voters in a general election

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[–] Aliktren@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

by design - as long as it disenfranchises labour voters

[–] El_Rocha@lm.put.tf 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I need someone from the UK to help me here.

Did you not have any type of voter identification before this?

[–] Aliktren@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

no, you had to be a registered voter, but did not need ID - registered voter is just a form you fill in telling the gov who is an elgiable voter