A step further to Voter ID

[Fambo Number Mive]

A scheme to make voters bring ID to polling stations has been ruled lawful by a High Court judge.

A pilot is due to take place in nine local authorities for elections in May, but campaigner Neil Coughlan said the trial would prevent people from voting.

The 64-year-old crowdfunded more than £32,500 to fight the case, claiming the pilot was not valid under the Representation of the People Act 2000.

But Mr Justice Supperstone said the scheme had been "made lawfully".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47644603

The Cabinet Office said local authorities would provide ID free of charge to anyone who does not have a specified form of ID. Isn't that going to cost a lot of money? And isn't most of the fraud around voting involving postal voters, which won't be affected by this?

People will need ID to vote in Pendle, Woking, Broxtowe, Derby, North Kesteven, Braintree, Mid Sussex, Watford and North West Leicestershire in May.

[Paul Calf]

All key marginals. Anna Soubry's Broxtowe majority was reduced to 900-odd in 2017. It's utterly shameless.

[Endicott]

Everyone gets a card through the post already. Use that and then hand it in.

[Sebastian Cobb]

It's a non-issue. Most voter fraud is done by the post.

It's almost as if it's an extra bit of kerfuffle and cost to freeze out disenfranchised working class voters.

[Paul Calf]

Everyone gets a card through the post already. Use that and then hand it in.

It has to be photo ID.