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So you thought voter ID was straightforward?

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MaizieD Sat 11-Feb-23 10:22:28

This twitter thread by ByLine Times reporter, Josiah Mortimer, takes a look at the checking procedure at the polling station.

It's a bit of an eye opener. It boils down to the fact that the IE you produce is subject to a number of challenges and the ID checker's decision is final. A particularly worrying instruction to the checker is that they can reject the ID 'If it appears to be forged'. How on earth would anyone be able to prove it wasn't forged (without carrying around a whole wad of *other8 ID?) hmm

It's to be hoped that Labour repeal this ludicrous law as soon as they get into office...

twitter.com/josiahmortimer/status/1624017787310972928

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MawtheMerrier Thu 16-Feb-23 08:57:33

Call me naïve but I still can’t understand our reluctance in this country to carry an ID card.
How many forms of ID do most of us have in our wallet? Looking in mine
Debit card, credit card, bus pass, Boots and Nectar card, Sparks card, driving licence, scrap of paper with my NH number in case I need it, the card I got after my Covid jabs, National Trust card, Tate membership card, Art Pass, Costa loyalty card (now it’s getting ridiculous) My senior railcard is on my phone so that’s one less!
My passport lives in the desk but I have needed it to fly to Scotland even if I never went abroad.
An ID card with a photo, my NI number and NH number does not strike me as an invasion of privacy and were I lucky enough to be challenged buying a bottle of wine, (!) would surely clear up any age-related issues.

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NotSpaghetti Thu 16-Feb-23 09:00:00

Germanshepherdsmum because people are saying that you will be forced to stay in your area and not drive (by malevolent government forces).
It's an increasingly strong idea amongst conspiracy theorists.

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NotSpaghetti Thu 16-Feb-23 09:02:58

Maw
Debit card, credit card, bus pass, Boots and Nectar card, Sparks card, driving licence, scrap of paper with my NH number in case I need it, the card I got after my Covid jabs, National Trust card, Tate membership card, Art Pass, Costa loyalty card

The difference is that you are choosing to carry these. None are compulsory.

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Germanshepherdsmum Thu 16-Feb-23 09:04:04

How ridiculous - who in their right mind would believe that?

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Germanshepherdsmum Thu 16-Feb-23 09:07:03

That was to NS @ 9.00.
As for NS @ 9.02 - I expect we have all been perfectly happy to carry ID when in countries where it’s compulsory. What’s the problem? If I have to add another card to the little collection in my wallet, so what?

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MawtheMerrier Thu 16-Feb-23 15:27:45

NotSpaghetti

Maw
Debit card, credit card, bus pass, Boots and Nectar card, Sparks card, driving licence, scrap of paper with my NH number in case I need it, the card I got after my Covid jabs, National Trust card, Tate membership card, Art Pass, Costa loyalty card

The difference is that you are choosing to carry these. None are compulsory.

Maybe not, but jolly inconvenient if you need them - eg driving licence or bus pass!
I am happy to live my life on a cui bono basis - if it benefits me, I raise no objection.

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