Thank you for contacting me about identification at polling stations.
A secure electoral system is a vital component of a healthy democracy, and the public must have confidence that our elections are secure and fit for the 21st century. Asking voters to bring identification to their polling station is an important way of achieving this and the Elections Bill will put such a requirement into law. This is part of a wider package of proposals in the Elections Bill to strengthen electoral integrity – including measures to tackle postal and proxy voting fraud, tackling intimidation, increasing transparency of digital campaigning, and preventing foreign interference in elections.
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