Critical CupcakeJan 20, 2023

🚨 IMPORTANT 🚨

If you're in the UK, you will no longer allowed to vote without a valid photo ID.

You can get a free ID from the government with just a photo and your National Insurance Number here.

https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

Apply for photo ID to vote (called a ‘Voter Authority Certificate’)

Apply for photo ID to vote (Voter Authority Certificate) in some elections and referendums in Great Britain if you do not have an accepted form of ID.

GOV.UK
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@CriticalCupcake

How do they know the photo is of the person to whom the NI number belongs?

Jan 20, 2023 at 10:25amPinafore
Show threadCritical CupcakeJan 20, 2023
@Pollik I've been pondering this a lot, as far I can see, this makes elections less secure as it moves trust to an unverifiable photo.
Show threadPollikJan 20, 2023

@CriticalCupcake

Wouldn't it be good if some people made some fake IDs and then went along to vote with the actual person who has verified photo ID. Better if it was done en masse.