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Re: Voters will have to show ID
The actual Government response to Eric Pickles' report.
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...oral-fraud.pdf
Quote:
Sir Eric’s report has recommended that the Government should consider the options for requiring voters to produce identification, and we note that Sir Eric has set out possible ways for voters to prove their identity, which includes providing their date of birth, national insurance number or signature, or producing photographic or non- photographic ID.
We agree with Sir Eric that piloting different options at local elections could be helpful in assessing the impact on voters of requiring them to prove their identity, and provide useful learning which would help inform any decision on how to extend the provisions at elections more widely.
The Government is keen for a variety of ID options to be piloted and the Annex to this response sets out possible options as to how such electoral integrity pilots may be trialled at local authority polls in May 2018.
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Quote:
Types of identification
Sir Eric identified six principal options for the types of identification that voters could be asked to produce at polling stations. Having given careful consideration to all of the available options, we intend to explore the following types of identification in a number of pilot schemes:
● A bank card (or similar) with a signature, and the requirement to give a signature;
● Other photographic or non-photographic identification (e.g. bus pass);
● A passport, driver’s licence, or other official photographic identification; or
The Government agrees with Sir Eric that a significant benefit for a number of these types of identification is that they are commonly held by most UK adults, and could therefore be readily produced when requested at polling stations.
It has been noted that requiring voters to provide certain types of identification at polling stations may involve significant work in producing records that could be used to check information against. We share Sir Eric’s concern that some types of identification do not provide absolute assurance against fraudulent activity. For example, dates of birth may be easily recited by others, and many people may not be able to recite their National Insurance numbers when asked.
By contrast, bank (or similar) cards with signatures could represent a more robust form of identification. Bank cards are held by many UK adults and, as they mostly contain a signature, would preclude the need for additional records to be produced for information to be checked against.
The requirement to produce other types of identification provides voters with a wider range of options for identification containing either a photograph or a signature (or both). However, we have acknowledged Sir Eric’s reservation that, as the number and type of cards are likely to be varied, it would be harder to mandate this provision in a way that offers an acceptable level of rigour.
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