Beating Fraud At The Ballot Box

[sp1814]

I have no problem being asked for ID before voting, but I can understand that not everyone actually has a bank card or even a current passport.

What are your thoughts?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/local-elections-latest-voters-denied-right-id-check-identification-polling-stations-london-a8334306.html

[Jackdaw33]

I have never been asked for ID. You don't even have to take your polling card with you.

[Spicerack]

2 mental people chose not to vote, boo-hoo.

[cassa333]

That is the case at present Jackdaw but this is about the trial to ask for identification.

Everyone has some form of identification. If you get benefits you must have a bank account. More or less the same with employees, even I find it is a pay slip.

[Islay]

We have to provide ID before we can vote in NI. There is a list of about 6 different ID's that we can use.

[Spicerack]

They've been forced to introduce this because of voter fraud by some of our enrichers, jd.
The list of ID evidence is so long you'd have to be an illegal immigrant not to have one of them.

[Voltage]

need to stop Diane Abbott counting the votes " one for you ..53 for me"!

[Jackdaw33]

NI may well be different. The slogan there used to be 'Vote early, vote often'.

[anotheoldgit]

Since we have now imported so many fraudsters into the country, the time is now ripe for the re-introduction of ID cards.

[Islay]

Did it now Jackdaw.

[sp1814]

I’m not convinced that the principle of democracy is at stake here.

Choosing not to vote as a protest - literally does nothing.

[youngmafbog]

No vote here today.

Something needs to be done to ensure voting fraud is eliminated pretty much totally. Not only at the ballot box but also the issues of postal votes and people who vote twice.

If the system is seen to be corrupt then it is the road to civil unrest.

[sp1814]

youngmafbog

Totally agree. When you see the results roll in, you have to believe that they are a fair and honest respresentation of votes cast.

[youngmafbog]

I think they generally are but there are some known areas we could improve on.

[douglas9401]

"Chloe Smith, minister for the constitution, said local authorities could help people find the documents required and "eligible voters who have none of the required identification will be accommodated for"."

It would appear then that no ID is actually required, unless either Chloe or me is going mad.

[ichkeria]

West Tyrone by-election today. ID cards will be out in force.
I’m amazed GB still does not ask for some form of id. Good that it’s being trialled in some areas

[ToraToraTora]

we need to prevent fraud, simples, if these people cannot prove their right to vote then they cannot vote, end of. We should also abolish the Labour block vote system, ie postal votes.

[dannyk13]

If you abolish the postal vote how do you expect the disabled and housebound to vote,or don't they count in your opinion?

[ToraToraTora]

how did they vote before?

[THECORBYLOON]

TTT, you approve of the many being affected by the actions of the very few in this instance?

[dannyk13]

If they were at al l mobile they were usually picked up by a member of the party they wished to vote.The housebound didn't vote.