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Topic: You now need ID to vote.

Green !BEERiVqJJw started this discussion 9 years ago #57,984

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/you-now-need-id-to-vote-a7486601.html
Fuck.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #743,633

sensible

Killer Lettuce? !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 54 seconds later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,634

@OP
> Earlier this year, former cabinet minister Sir Eric Pickles produced a report into electoral fraud, following widespread corruption in Tower Hamlets, and concluded abuse of Britain’s electoral system was widespread.
Seems like a reasonable measure to me. If there's dodgy stuff going on, then our government should take steps to make sure the voting process is as legitimate as possible.

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Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 14 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,636

so is the ID free or do you have to pay a user fee to vote

wait, "Sir Eric Pickles"? really

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Lorraine !oZfU/tvMPw joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 20 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,638

@previous (Sheila LaBoof)

It says you can take a utility bill so

Edit yes he's a fat fuck

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Sheila LaBoof replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 22 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,639

@previous (Lorraine !oZfU/tvMPw)
Oh, so it's not that is requires ID after all, but more generally material with name and address, however that leaves homeless bums who are conscious enough to vote in bit of a quandry unless they pay people to find them and tattoo ID on their foreheads under the BUM FIGHTS logo

also are there towns without home delivery of mail so that many people have only material with name and Post Box number

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Killer Lettuce? !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 25 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,640

@743,636 (Sheila LaBoof)
You don't need a specific voting ID. It seems that they accept aything recognised as a valid form of ID in the UK, such as a driving license, passport or utility bill.

Sheila LaBoof replied with this 9 years ago, 4 minutes later, 29 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,641

@previous (Killer Lettuce? !!iNo3FkiZx)
well from the experience of other countrires, there are people for whatever reason of disability or fuckupedness don't have that and therefore would need a general ID -- they need to figure out if they want people who tend to not have spare cash are going to have to pay for that

Green !BEERiVqJJw (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 32 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,643

@743,638 (Lorraine !oZfU/tvMPw)
Not everyone gets utility bills though, such as people in hostels.

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 35 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,646

ID to vote? The Russian hackers have been foiled again!

Green !BEERiVqJJw (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 37 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,648

@previous (F)
I still don't know how they managed to hack brexit, seeing as the ballots were pen/pencil and paper.

Killer Lettuce? !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 39 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,649

@743,641 (Sheila LaBoof)
Yes, that's the trade-off. Some people won't easily be able to get a form of ID. Namely, poor and disadvantaged people.

Though, considering they've found evidence of electoral fraud going on, maybe it's an acceptable trade-off.

Sheila LaBoof replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 42 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #743,651

@previous (Killer Lettuce? !!iNo3FkiZx)
never accept trade off, fix everything and fix it proper or don't waste time farting about, I say

WSD !m2cp3rR5zw joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 50 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #743,655

WTF that is like so racist.

Killer Lettuce? !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 9 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #743,656

I wonder how they're going to handle postal votes, now? I suppose anyone who needs to vote via post will have to enclose a photocopy of some ID?

Lorraine !oZfU/tvMPw replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #743,669

@743,643 (Green !BEERiVqJJw)

Birth certificate

dw !vJwW0tsPXQ joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 5 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #743,727

@743,633 (B)

> sensible

Wildchild !NvEXY0NyQI joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 28 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #743,731

I see nothing wrong, because of the voter ID laws, then the state of Wisconsin is required to provide free IDs instead of the $20 ID fee.

It's costing them money but is saving me some whenever I lose my ID.
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