Just like in the United States, this commonsense approach to fighting voter fraud is being met with accusations of racism from its opponents, who apparently think minorities are incapable of acquiring identification like everyone else.
That’s not all.
The voter ID requirement is one of a number of voting reform proposals, including one “which will also include a limit on the number of postal votes that can be handed in on behalf of others,” which is being justified by ministers “as a way to reduce the risk of electoral fraud.”
You don’t say?
“The changes would affect UK-wide and English elections,” the Guardian explains, though voters in Northern Ireland already have to show identification in order to vote.
Of course, U.S. civil rights groups aren’t happy with this idea and have “warned” Britons that such proposals could be used to disenfranchise voters who don’t have the required proof of identification.
What prompted this move by the UK? Could it be the disastrous 2020 presidential election, which is rife with accusations of voter fraud?
That’s not all.
The voter ID requirement is one of a number of voting reform proposals, including one “which will also include a limit on the number of postal votes that can be handed in on behalf of others,” which is being justified by ministers “as a way to reduce the risk of electoral fraud.”
You don’t say?
“The changes would affect UK-wide and English elections,” the Guardian explains, though voters in Northern Ireland already have to show identification in order to vote.
Of course, U.S. civil rights groups aren’t happy with this idea and have “warned” Britons that such proposals could be used to disenfranchise voters who don’t have the required proof of identification.
What prompted this move by the UK? Could it be the disastrous 2020 presidential election, which is rife with accusations of voter fraud?
