Posted on 05/10/2021 9:57:52 AM PDT by Red Badger
In an effort to prevent and deter voter fraud on the scale of the last U.S. presidential election, a photo ID will now be required to vote in UK general elections, a proposal to be included in the Queen’s Speech to Parliament on Tuesday. “Britons will have to show photo ID to vote in future general elections, ministers are poised to confirm this week,” states the Guardian.
This action is meant “as a means of tackling fraud,” while critics – who often benefit from voter fraud – are bigotedly claiming it “could deter poorer and ethnic minority voters from taking part in democracy.”
While the voter ID requirement, effective for both UK-wide and English elections, is new in some parts of the UK, Northern Ireland already requires voter ID. The Guardian notes:
“The proposal is to be included in Tuesday’s Queen’s speech, which will set out the government’s post-pandemic priorities and the laws it intends to pass in the forthcoming parliamentary session…
A requirement that all voters carry photo ID could impede people who wish to turn up at polling stations without planning ahead, given about a quarter of voters – often younger voters – do not have either a passport or driving licence, critics say.
The government has previously said people would be able to apply for a voting ID card from their local council, although this would have to be done before polling day. Early trials in some areas led to hundreds of voters being turned away.”
Another voting reform expected by ministers is a “limit on the number of postal [mail-in] votes that can be handed in on behalf of others.”
Ministers state these voting reforms are intended to “reduce the risk of electoral fraud.”
The Electoral Commission has stated that the UK “has low levels of proven electoral fraud,” citing the fact that, in 2019, there was only one conviction and one “police caution for impersonating another voter.”
The ministers are still planning to press ahead with the reforms, which are likely influenced by the massive voter fraud which occurred during the 2020 US presidential election.
But I have been told there was no fraud?
>>given about a quarter of voters – often younger voters – do not have either a passport or driving licence
People over 18 in England have never traveled abroard or walked in a pub?
Now the revolutionary socialists have power. They want to make sure nobody but THEM can stuff the ballot box.
I’m trying to decide if it’s racist.
Time’s up... No, it bears no resemblance to racism.
Obviously racist. Science has shown that ‘people of color’ cannot get photo-ID.
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They KNOW.
One thing is certain. They aren’t doing this to protect the peoples right to freely choose their own leaders. Whatever moves London and DC make are solely intended to solidify their hold on absolute power.
The UK probably had the User names and Passwords
So the brits think our ($)election fraud was stylish? 😉
Everyone knows.
I have noticed a never before seen quiet among my liberal family and associates, co workers Not one word about Biden since November 3.
Half of all news audiences have tuned out fox as well as leftist propaganda commentary
Everyone knows.
Looks like the Blokes know “The Big Lie” to be “The Big Steal”.
I’m glad they can learn from our mistakes. And what a big mistake the 2020 election was.
Yes. And they approve.
I like how here, in America, we have states that participated in the fraud, deny that it ever happened, don’t want to know what happened, and are taking steps to insure that it never happens again.
Now, we know that the retards are in charge.
Everyone knows is correct
The Guardian whines that a “quarter of young voters do not have a passport or driver’s license”.
Uh, then they shouldn’t be voting in the first place if they’re too lazy or stupid to get a government ID.
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“Yes. And they approve.“
They most certainly do approve. Of this cheating. Yes.
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