Not got any ID? The tories have deliberately made it more difficult for you to vote because they know you're probably not voting for them. They're counting on you not bothering to click on this link to get yourself some free ID.
https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
@AngharadHafod I will bd turning up at the Polling Station purely to register that I'm not going to produce ID, and uf ghat means I can't vote, so be it. Hopefully the Electoral Commission or suchlike will be gathering feedback on how many people are turned away. (There's no chance of affecting the local result.)
If its not abandoned by then, I'll probably pinch my nose and produce at the GE, though.
@BibbleCo that's probably not a bad tactic for local elections.
Come the GE though (like you imply) kicking the tories out is the most important thing.
We need to absolutely destroy the Tories in the Local elections as well. By turning up without a card, you're just making life hard for the volunteer council staff doing their best to take the votes.
#GTTO at all levels of government. Don't rely on other people doing that for you.
@jbond @AngharadHafod I'm not - it would be a cold day in hell when my council ward returns a non-Tory.
Of course I'll be polite and respectful to the poll workers - apart from any other considerations, it's a small village :)
If I was still in the habit of canvassing door to door, I would be offering to help people with getting the necessary document. There doesn't appear to be a form available to take round (could be wrong about that) but a good tablet or laptop connected to that internet thingy would make it possible to do online applications for those with no internet, I hope.
@AngharadHafod I’m 100% not a Tory, but have a different view on this. I suspect they have launched these changes to try and drive away voters who don’t vote for them.
But when I moved to NI, I found out that voter ID is mandatory. The turnout rates in NI are pretty similar to everywhere else in the UK. Obviously we don’t know who is voting, but top line figures are comparable.
@AngharadHafod in 2019, they're were just 33 cases of voter fraud. As there were 58m votes, this works out as 0.000057%.
We all know why they're doing this, they're trying everything to stay in power. It's disgusting! Want further proof? A young person's railcard isn't a valid photo ID but an OAPs card is! Come on! FFS!
@UKFilmNerd @AngharadHafod are CitizenCard still offering a discount code to zero the initial cost?
Remember when the government issued a plastic NI card at 16, 'cos they wanted to tax you? Perhaps all GCSE candidates should have mandatory voter approved ID provided as a reward for their labours?
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Worse - types of id biased towards older (allegedly* more likely to vote tory) people - eg, bus pass etc. But, students' university passes etc not accepted???
*Allegedly as recent research seems to suggest this isn't happening as much as it used to (citation needed)
another potential knock on effect is that as many young people use a driving licence (provisional or full) as an ID document, obtaining one may further encourage car culture/dependency, and young people to vote against councillors who introduce further speed limits/low traffic neighbourhoods..
My expired passport is valid as i.d. till about December 2023 / January 2024.
(There's also at least one fake [but Government-made one] out there in the wild (the cop-bastards have been doing fraud with my identity).)
@AngharadHafod THIS is why I am addicted to Mastodon for politics. The republican fascists in America have given the playbook to fascists in the UK. The similarities in the strategy to destroy democracy are obvious.
@AngharadHafod Specifically the implication that you'll be turned away at the polling station without one if you've changed your name lately and/or if you don't look like old pictures of yourself any more.
Hmmm, can't help but do A Big Think about that 
@DotMaetrix that's a very good point. Not too many trans people would vote tory I guess (though Labour have hardly been great in the topic either of late).
Postal vote is probably the way to go in such cases where photos might not match.
Passport ID system?
- The UK Brexit Government does more control. 😔
Crap law BUT many many items of photo ID will do. You don't have to get the Voter Authority Certificate (??!!) if you have passport driving licence or a whole range of existing stuff listed here
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id
If your requesting a postal vote end the request straight back to your local elections team.
Not any address belonging to the Tory party (or any other party).
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