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2024-04-12 09:46:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1185EA25AAF780C0041FFDA5BE585B41E3E8DDACF86802E1020994449E26D581
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At least 0.25% of voters couldn't vote because of lack of ID, 4% didn't vote because of the requirement. https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/research-reports-and-data/our-reports-and-data-past-elections-and-referendums/voter-id-may-2023-local-elections-england-interim-analysis Voter ID will cost £180m over a decade. https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/campaigns/voter-id/ Those eligible to vote are being increasingly disenfranchised, and voter ID has added to the problem. https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/levelling-up-housing-and-communities-committee/news/200563/millions-of-voters-face-being-disenfranchised-at-next-general-election-warn-mps/
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