Urgent question on voter ID pilots ahead of local elections
Retrieved on:
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Government asked for statement ahead of upcoming elections
Key Points:
- Cat Smith, MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood, asked the Government to make a statement on the voter ID trials ahead of local election in 2019.
- Voters in ten local authorities will be required to show different forms of ID before they can vote at local elections in 2019.
- "The voter ID pilots, which are supported by the independent Electoral Commission, is a reasonable way to ensure that voter ID works for everybody ahead of a national roll out.
- Five local authorities carried out voter ID pilot schemes during the 2018 local elections, with the Government announcing twelve further pilots for 2019.