Photo ID

 

What photo ID do I need to vote in the 2024 UK general election?

A driving licence, a passport ....

What photo ID do I need to vote in the 2024 UK general election?

Why has photo ID for voters been introduced?

'It appears to be trying to solve a problem that did not really exist. 

Data from the Electoral Commission said in elections in 2022, before the new rules were introduced, there were seven allegations of personation at polling stations, as the offence is officially known.

'The former business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg appeared to suggest last year that introducing it had been motivated by a desire from the government to suppress (certain) votes. 

'About 14,000 people were turned away from polling stations at May’s local elections in England because they lacked the right ID, with the overall number denied a vote likely to be considerably higher, the official elections watchdog has said. It also found that 4% of people surveyed as to why they did not vote said it was because of voter ID.

'An all-party parliamentary group on democracy and the constitution last year published a report that said the system also led to racial and disability discrimination at the local elections in England.'

What photo ID do I need to vote in the 2024 UK general election?