Voter ID: “Threat to democracy” or sensible fraud prevention?
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2023
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
On the Sky News Daily, Sally Lockwood examines the debate with our political correspondent Liz Bates, who has been speaking to young people in Hull about what the changes mean to them.
Annie Joyce – senior podcast producer
Philly Beaumont – editor
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| 1:01.0 | When you go to vote at the local elections in May, it won't just be posting a picture of your dog |
| 1:06.4 | outside the polling station you'll have to think about. This time you'll also have to remember your own |
| 1:11.3 | photo ID. That's because for the first time in England, people will need to show that ID to cost |
| 1:17.0 | their vote at the ballot box. Problem is, there are potentially millions of people without a valid |
| 1:23.2 | form of ID who could be turned away on voting day. And there's not only concerned that this could |
| 1:29.0 | swing some of the results, some calling it voter suppression. There's also criticism that this |
| 1:34.9 | is a move towards national identity cards by the back door. What's more, a lot of people |
| 1:42.3 | aren't even aware these new rules are coming into force. |
| 1:45.0 | Some councils, like one in South Norfolk, are using, well, let's say interesting ways to try and make communities aware. |
| 1:53.0 | I've got something to say about May's local elections. |
| 1:56.0 | Te-Dogs spitting bars about bold IID selection, so make sure you bring it or you'll receive rejection. |
| 2:01.5 | The government, though, insists they're needed. |
| 2:04.5 | This change is important to protect the integrity of the ballot box and we should all get ready |
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