• Chariotwheel@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        Yeah, I think voter ID is alright, but when you historically doesn’t have it and don’t really need it, it just seems to be a barrier for barrier’s sake.

    • WellThisIsNew@fjdk.uk
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      1 year ago

      It costs time and effort, something that disabled people often have less of.

      Voter fraud is extremely low in the UK, and most of what does occur isn’t stopped by these changes (the most common type is, for example, parents submitting a postal vote on behalf of their (18+) children without asking them), So here’s a question for you:

      If the number of people disuaded from voting due to the new ID laws significantly outnumber* the amount of fraud that’s prevented by this law, was the law a positive change?

      *To the point that it has a larger effect on election outcome

      • Flax@feddit.uk
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        1 year ago

        We’ve had voter I.D. here in Northern Ireland for ages and I haven’t heard any complaints