Elections: Voter ID Debate
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Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve
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Elections: Voter ID
Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve Excerpts(1 year, 5 months ago)
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Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve (CB)
Do the Government have any intention of specifying what sort of ID is acceptable? I decided to test this out in the recent local elections. I took my House of Lords pass; it has a photograph, as we all know, but it was not acceptable. Luckily, in my pocket I also had a passport, so I was able to vote. This should not be left unclear.
Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con)
The returning officers have a clear list of acceptable forms of photo identification that they use. They have been fully trained on those. As I have said, we will look at other methods of photo ID and get the evidence to say when something is particularly useful. ID is changing all the time, but we have to ensure that it is secure ID that is being used in a polling station.