Photo Id To Vote

[roadman]

swear down the queen and the government are on a mad one people will need photo ID to vote but photo ID isn't free of charge that actually means I gotta pay to vote what is wrong rich get richer ay

[woofgang]

kind of behind the beat here https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1751196.html

[roadman]

does it focus on the fact it now costs money to vote?

[woofgang]

well as its not a fact, i doubt it

[Mamyalynne]

I am one who has no photo ID, as long as they bring in an easy to obtain photo ID card then I don't mind at all.

[ToraToraTora]

what?

[ToraToraTora]

roadman how much does it cost to vote?

[New Judge]

Register for a postal vote. It costs you nothing and you don't need ID.

You don't have to "pay to vote" and the idea that you are trying to put forward is ridiculous.

[Peter Pedant]

// You don't have to "pay to vote" and the idea that you are trying to put forward is ridiculous.//

nope - my lord like most judges you werent listening
with the proposed voter suppression measures, there is an intended on cost to vote - such as to pay for I D
as roadman correctly thinks there is nothing free in this world

and s for the posts
I am all for Tax so long as I dont have to pay! arguments
I dont even have to look on the titlehead to know I am on AB

[Peter Pedant]

NJ is a constant and zealous guardian of your common law rights Roadie

hey NJ remember your prolonged championing of swedish lock down ( dont do any that is! ) - Some pointy headed intellectual ( bjorn Sven thomasson or someone ) has calculated the failed policy cost 4000 lives . 'No one to blame' - official
Times today

[New Judge]

//...there is an intended on cost to vote - such as to pay for I D//

I am listening.

Most people have a form of photo ID which they pay for to use for other purposes (such as to drive or to travel). So they won't pay to vote - they've paid to drive or travel.

Those who don't have such ID can register for a postal vote. It costs nothing to do so, so they won't pay to vote either.

[roadman]

Either pay for photo ID or do a postal vote where you have to put all faith in the postal system and the people opening / counting the postal votes i always prefered to go into the polling station one because its a nice experience really brings the sense of community together but mainly because it feels like a more direct way of voting

so as I said its pay to vote nowadays or go through the online whooharr of a postal vote its actually broken im not a fan and as mamya says if they made free easy to obtain photo ID there would be no problem but photo ID is actually expensive

[roadman]

to get photo ID in the UK - "A standard application costs £15 and takes up to 21 days. If you need your card urgently, we have a fast track application process which costs £30 and takes 1-2 working days."

copy and paste from the internet

[bhg481]

roadman - if you have no faith in the postal system you are free to take your postal vote to the polling station on polling day and hand it in so still no cost.

[THECORBYLOON]

In Ulster, specific photo ID is required in order to vote. If someone doesn't have any, they can apply for a free Electoral Identity Card.

"Applications may be made in person at the Electoral Office (see Contact Us page) where your photograph will be taken for the card free of charge (you will not need to provide identification if you apply in this way, provided you are listed on the electoral register). You will need to provide your National Insurance Number on the form. You must make an appointment to apply for an ID card in person."

[New Judge]

//..so as I said its pay to vote nowadays or go through the online whooharr of a postal vote//

There is no requirement to go through an "online whooharr" to secure a postal vote. You can pick up the phone to contact your local authority and they will send you the necessary form or you can make an appointment to be seen in person. However, since you post on here it seems you have internet access and I would suggest that gaining your postal vote online is far easier than opening an account on AB. You can ask for a postal vote for all elections using just the one application. As mentioned, you can deliver your voting paper to the polling station if you prefer.

Your argument (that you will be forced to "pay to vote") fails at every turn and you are simply using what is a perfectly reasonable proposal to suggest the government is seeking to disenfranchise large numbers of people for nefarious reasons.

[roadman]

Corby that's for Northern Ireland.......

Will cost me a hot buck to get there.

[roadman]

Requiring voters to have photo ID and not providing photo ID free of charge is broken no matter how many websites i need to go to phone calls I need to make or letters i need to send

[THECORBYLOON]

ROADMAN, if that can be done in Ulster, it can be done in Great Britain.

[New Judge]

You don't need to go to any websites or make any phone calls. You can visit your Town Hall. If you want to vote in person you will need photo ID and if you haven't got one you will have to obtain one. But you do not need to "pay to vote" because, as I have illustrated, you can do so at no cost.

I'd actually like the returning officer to toddle round to my house on polling day and hand me my paper, wait whilst I complete it and then take it back to the counting location. Alas that's not going to happen. I have to make a bit of an effort to cast my vote and that's what you will have to do. But it need not cost you any money.

Ideally there should be no need for voters to identify themselves. There should also be no need for any of us to have a lock on our front door. But we do. Actually I'm surprised that voting without ID has lasted so long. You might ask yourself how you would feel if somebody impersonated you before you went to vote - they only need your name and address. When you arrive to experience your little bit of "community together" you would be challenged for attempting to vote twice. Things change and you must adapt to them.

[emmie]

you don't pay to vote, i postal vote, so no queuing up at the poll station, just my signature on the form and thats it.