brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
On the list of approved photo ID?
Photo ID now a requirement to vote in the UK
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skyscraper101
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It's definitely easier to do postal but it feels less fun to me. I actually like the in person experience, plus I get to see inside community halls and scout huts and places I never usually go in. There's also the potential to do dogs at polling stations for social media, or if you're so inclined, you can can do something creative to liven up everyone's day.
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
Had a quick look but couldn't see mention of this one. Another Tory MP without suitable ID.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Going postal was around before he used it, the dreadful hack he was!
"Who would like the honours?"
Politicians aren't usually so brazen with selling gongs.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
I'd be worried the letter wouldn't get there in time
Not that far to my polling station either so not a biggie.
The only time i asked for a postal vote was when i'd recently moved house in the 90s and i had to get someone to "witness" it. I remember thinking "fuck that" and not bothering in the end. Not sure if you still have to do that though?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
NahI'd be worried the letter wouldn't get there in time
Not that far to my polling station either so not a biggie.
The only time i asked for a postal vote was when i'd recently moved house in the 90s and i had to get someone to "witness" it. I remember thinking "fuck that" and not bothering in the end. Not sure if you still have to do that though?
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
No.
I did postal vote in the 1992 election because I'd moved house (by about 150 miles) too late to change where I was on the electoral register and remember I had to explain why I was requesting a postal vote - and presumably they could have said no if it wasn't a good enough reason.
I have a vague recollection that I had to sign one form and have that witnessed, and send that with the ballot paper. I don't think it was the actual ballot paper that was witnessed.
I think the rules on registration have changed - from memory, at that time, you had to be on the register by X date each year and they only updated the register once a year.
As for postal votes, they are now on request - you don't need to 'have a good reason'
skyscraper101
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Reportedly the new rules may have prevented 450,000 from voting in the GE
www.standard.co.uk
Photo ID rule may have prevented 445,000 from voting in election
The ID rule disproportionately affected ethnic minorities, the data suggested
www.standard.co.uk
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
A teacher at work couldn’t vote because of this, wasn’t fully aware of the rules and all her documents were at her parent’s house in another town while she’s between homes (buying a place that has been delayed). She had some sort of travel pass but that’s only valid for pensioners. It’s just blatant voter suppression, justified by claims of election fraud that have never been backed up.
skyscraper101
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The silver lining is it looks to have massively backfired for the Tories. I always suspected that while they were specifically out to get Labour-minded undocumented & younger voters, they moreover ended up affecting the types of old Tory 'no to ID' types.
Dr. Furface
One small step for me
No surprise it was such a low turnout in many areas
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
I notice that it says in the report many were turned away because the name on the document didn’t match that on the voting role. That’s something almost certain to affect ethnic minorities or people born outside the U.K. more than white British, not all names are arranged in the way a standard English forename/surname is. The Mrs has had issues with this when travelling, think we nearly didn’t get in somewhere once due to it (Portuguese typically have several surnames but some documents/online forms will only accept or state the last one, treat others like middle names or remove them!).
Also it stated people were not having ID accepted because the photo doesn’t match. This sounds very arbitrary and could be abused.
There will be some seats where this made a difference, on the numbers stated you’d be looking at typically around 700 disenfranchised in each seat.
InArduisFouette
Well-Known Member
all the under 65/70 gammon who had paper driving licences and either don;t have or never claimed their ENCTS twirly passes
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Are paper driving licences still a thing? I thought ten-year renewals would have killed them off by now.
InArduisFouette
Well-Known Member
if you had a car / bike paper licence when photocards were brought in in the late 90s and haven't either
a. moved home
b. lost (in either sense) your licence
c. added Large vehicle categories
d. had a medical thing that meant your licence got restricted
e. turned 70
you'll still have a paper licence, my dear old mum was on a paper licence until she turned 70 a couple of years ago, becasue she;s still living in the family home we moved into in their early- mid 80s
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
The paper ones are valid until your 70th birthday, so long as you don't move house, it's only the photo ones that expire after 10 years. When I got my paper one at 17, 2042 seemed very, very far away. Now, not so much
skyscraper101
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I think the last paper licenses were issued in 1998 - so there must be loads of people who haven't moved and still use them.
Karl Masks
Birds Angel Delight
I have found that, having the official basic id certificate (in lieu of passport/driving), polling station staff don't really know what it is. The person I spoke to had to go through some paperwork to find out if they needed some extra info off the certificate. I had no idea what they were referring to, bu they seemed to get it sorted.
nogojones
spelling is overrated
I still have a paper one and have moved loads of times. I even sent it off to the DVLA a few times to get points on it and they always sent it back to my current address.
Fuck giving them £14 every 10 years
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
won't be £14 in 10 years
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
not with the shower of shit standing
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