Photo ID needed for voting.

[Polarbear]

I have just seen a post on FB reminding people to bring photo ID for the forthcoming local council elections.

When did that happen. Not that I'm against it but I didn't know it had become law. If it's the case, what happens with postal voting, does anyone know?
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[Raffles]

[Polarbear]

[Easy-X]

The only light I can offer is the Electoral Commission in this country are, relative to most of the world, non-partisan and good at their job. They should at least be able to quantify the number of in-person votes vs. postal votes and gauge how much of a problem we have (if one were pessimistic and assumed the majority of postal votes are fraudulent.)
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[grr666]

[to v or not to v]

its not who votes but who counts the votes that matter.
ive had first hand experience of how corrupt and farcical council elections are here in Southampton
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[Polarbear]

Online voting with your government gateway log in as your voting access.
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[doggone]

I don't even have a photo ID as my licence predates it and passport currently expired.

[Nobby the Bastard]

[hellkat]

My photo IDs really are dreadful.
Especially my passport and my residence permit - I was much MUCH fatter when those were done.
If I use them, they'll think I'm not me

My driving licence is probably a better bet: I look much more glam
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[Tierbirdy]

I believe the general consensus is it was another sham idea by the Tory scum in a vain hope to desperately cling on to power, because the yoof wont vote for them and are less likely to have suitable ID as per the list of acceptable IDs. Whisked in under the guise of "preventing voter fraud" despite there only being... 6 cases of voter fraud

Whereas all the old codgers still voting for them all proudly have their freedom bus passes and blue badges which are somehow considered proof of ID for voting.

[Easy-X]

Sometime next year for a general election? Be nice when Labour get in and we can have a Right-Wing government for a change.
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[bhinso]

Whoever wins there will be an exceedingly rich bloke in charge, who can't relate to us plebs.

I'm voting Tory, purely because Labour will obviously get in, and at least I can then moan for the next 5 years.

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