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Opened20 Feb 2025
Closes20 Aug 2025
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I would like for the government to abolish the requirement for ID at polling stations during elections.
It is estimated that four percent of the population do not have an in date form of ID which means they can not vote without a voter authority certificate. Only 58% of the electorate were aware that there is a voter authority certificate, which was mirrored by their low uptake. I think it is unforgivable and unacceptable that such a huge proportion of the electorate could be disenfranchised through what I think is a cruel and unnecessary attack on a fundamental right and pillar of democracy. Those with disabilities, the unemployed, people without qualifications, and non-voters were all less likely to hold any form of photo ID.
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Constituency engagement ranking
1Lucy Powell MP
Manchester Central2Marsha De Cordova MP
Battersea3Natalie Fleet MP
Bolsover4Kirith Entwistle MP
Bolton North East5Yasmin Qureshi MP
Bolton South and Walkden6Darren Jones MP
Bristol North West7Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich8Jim McMahon MP
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton9Lauren Edwards MP
Rochester and Strood10Mark Garnier MP
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